tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59126989481143557732017-10-11T10:39:38.604-07:00No one should see this.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-34633265054891960782017-10-11T10:39:00.000-07:002017-10-11T10:39:38.640-07:00Princess Progress!All right! Nothing makes me blog like having a project. When I have a project on my mind, I kind of can't think about anything else. So when I'm at work I spend a lot of time doing research and looking at tutorials on Pinterest to make sure I really know what I'm doing. But there comes a point at which I've seen all the tutorials, I have a good solid plan, I'm just stuck at the stupid office and can't work on it right now. And that's when I blog. Because I still can't think about anything else, but this is literally all I can do about it.<br /><br />SO.<br /><br />I have accomplished some things. First of all, while out shopping looking for a cheap ring for my costume, I stumbled across sheets of stick on rhinestones that were on clearance at a nearby craft store. Now, I knew from other tutorials and screenshots that Peach's crown actually had some extra little sparkles and decoration, but I wasn't going to worry about it until I saw those. So I bought them and bedazzled the hell out of my crown.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdD-9AG4bQQ/Wd5Evv-hCSI/AAAAAAAAGbU/lTN1aD-kqlsyoEaZbXV0wKsAsdxAvcu2gCLcBGAs/s1600/20171002_185830.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdD-9AG4bQQ/Wd5Evv-hCSI/AAAAAAAAGbU/lTN1aD-kqlsyoEaZbXV0wKsAsdxAvcu2gCLcBGAs/s320/20171002_185830.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OiPdRkh8l58/Wd5Evnh5_HI/AAAAAAAAGbY/BpJhsiHzJCQmorBLxFQSMlGwMRNQm_QZQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171002_185825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OiPdRkh8l58/Wd5Evnh5_HI/AAAAAAAAGbY/BpJhsiHzJCQmorBLxFQSMlGwMRNQm_QZQCLcBGAs/s320/20171002_185825.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OiPdRkh8l58/Wd5Evnh5_HI/AAAAAAAAGbY/BpJhsiHzJCQmorBLxFQSMlGwMRNQm_QZQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171002_185825.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I kind of love it. And if you manage to get a good enough look at Peach's crown you will notice that the gems are places to match more or less where they're supposed to be.&nbsp; I also added some sparkle to my brooch, because why the hell not?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tPogtFfU_no/Wd5FoRTE0BI/AAAAAAAAGbg/jN1wU_lnJbsbcWwOSC_UhqUfrQXwduNpwCLcBGAs/s1600/20171002_185909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tPogtFfU_no/Wd5FoRTE0BI/AAAAAAAAGbg/jN1wU_lnJbsbcWwOSC_UhqUfrQXwduNpwCLcBGAs/s320/20171002_185909.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, I was supposed to be shopping for my ring at this point. I tried about six different stores, Goodwill, Walmart, Claire's, two different craft stores and a Halloween store, all with nothing. Nothing even close. I needed a fairly large, round bluish green stone on a gold ring, big enough to fit on the middle finger of my left hand while I'm wearing gloves. I was about to give up and go home when I remembered that right near me was a store called Charming Charlie's, which sells almost nothing but accessories. Jewelry, scarves, bags, hats, all that stuff. And the style there tended towards the trendy, and statement rings are definitely trendy. So I went there. I spent probably a solid 45 minutes digging through a dozen different baskets of rings scattered throughout the store, but I finally tracked something down. It was just a plain, large pearl ring, white, but set in gold, and I figured I could paint it. It was even on sale, so it only cost me $4. I don't have a before picture, but here it is after I painted it, using the same paints I did on the earrings:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A0XKDP80M1c/Wd5HBoBYC_I/AAAAAAAAGbo/IZWmdLJOY7ALXB5eBbleoYfxbkWNWuP4gCLcBGAs/s1600/20171002_165627.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-A0XKDP80M1c/Wd5HBoBYC_I/AAAAAAAAGbo/IZWmdLJOY7ALXB5eBbleoYfxbkWNWuP4gCLcBGAs/s320/20171002_165627.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Turns out my middle finger with gloves on is about a size 8. Well, it's actually a little tighter than I'd like with gloves, but it still fits and doesn't feel like it's gonna get stuck or anything. It does the job beautifully. Man, I didn't think finding such a simple ring would be so difficult.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that, it was time to stop procrastinating with accessories, I really needed to start on the actual sewing. The first thing I needed to do was make piping for the seams. I'd never done that before, but I understood the basic idea and figured I was experienced enough with sewing that I could handle it. I had some of that craft cording left over from my Jessica Albert whip project, or I could use the paracord I bought intending to use for corset lacing, but ended up not liking. I thought I could even take a shortcut and use some satin ribbon for the fabric strips instead of spending all that time cutting out my own strips. I mean, Walmart even sold a ribbon that was the same shade of pink as my fabric! It was gonna be so easy.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyone who's ever made their own piping or knows anything about sewing is now shaking their heads and face palming at my foolishness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is what happened:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QbLqGPck9N4/Wd5I8eThHbI/AAAAAAAAGb4/0Xf0I9KKvt0O0Vtm9hIwxaSUbjUQ7xndACLcBGAs/s1600/20171003_184408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QbLqGPck9N4/Wd5I8eThHbI/AAAAAAAAGb4/0Xf0I9KKvt0O0Vtm9hIwxaSUbjUQ7xndACLcBGAs/s320/20171003_184408.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wrinkles and ripples and puckers, oh my!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">God, it was so ugly. Covered in bumps and wrinkles, and of course it puckered like mad when I tried to curve or bend it. You know, like it would need to do in order to go through the curved seams of a bodice. All of this was made worse by the braided texture of the craft cording that showed plainly through the thinness of the ribbon. I got about 6-8 inches in before I realized this was never going to work.&nbsp; So I bit the bullet, looked up a tutorial to make sure I knew what I was doing, and made real piping, out of strips of fabric, cut on the bias. (That means diagonally on the fabric, if you're not familiar with sewing terms. This allows the fabric to stretch and bend and move without puckering.) I also decided to use the paracord instead of craft cord because it has a smooth surface.&nbsp; The end result of that was this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eBwt5dO5SEA/Wd5KdjQgjlI/AAAAAAAAGcA/3O_q1GrdJTcpvq4lcd8k0xohVUbr7xf_gCLcBGAs/s1600/20171003_202515.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eBwt5dO5SEA/Wd5KdjQgjlI/AAAAAAAAGcA/3O_q1GrdJTcpvq4lcd8k0xohVUbr7xf_gCLcBGAs/s320/20171003_202515.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look at those smooth, beautiful curves. No matter how I flexed or moved it it stayed smooth and pretty. Once I'd seen this I was so glad I did it properly, it's so gorgeous. I needed to make it in the dark pink and white as well, so I got that done. The tutorial I used even told me how to make one continuous strip of fabric out of a not very big square, so it didn't take very much fabric. I did fudge a little because the white piping was only going to be in straight lines, so I didn't do bias strips for that, I just did a straight strip of fabric off the edge. For reference, here's a picture of all my piping so you you can see the difference:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msNU2rwtSAI/Wd5LSQnzcnI/AAAAAAAAGcE/AZydMGTY4sYv_i4RnpnaIVnFvD5EAIm6QCLcBGAs/s1600/20171003_210815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-msNU2rwtSAI/Wd5LSQnzcnI/AAAAAAAAGcE/AZydMGTY4sYv_i4RnpnaIVnFvD5EAIm6QCLcBGAs/s320/20171003_210815.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See how stiff and straight the white is? And if you bend it it ripples and puckers in a very unpleasant way. But since I only needed it to be straight across the white sections, that was fine. It didn't need to bend, and it looked just fine when straight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After that, I eventually managed to work myself up to cutting out the bodice pieces. I was really nervous about this part because I was working from a self made duct tape pattern. There is a constant fear of running out of fabric looming over my head, so the thought of messing something up and wasting fabric is really terrible. But I got it cut out. And it seemed okay. I started by doing the ruching on the front side pieces. That was a pain in the ass, let me tell you what. I spent forever fighting and arranging those gathers. It's something that really has to be dealt with on a case by case basis, so I really can't explain it better than that. Make the gathers, arrange them until they look nice. Then stitch them down to the foundation piece.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yiNYB7CkodQ/Wd5NDxexZ-I/AAAAAAAAGcQ/YaN-parJ-Es3G_KoBpCeifkkc-dXP1BlgCLcBGAs/s1600/20171009_151304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yiNYB7CkodQ/Wd5NDxexZ-I/AAAAAAAAGcQ/YaN-parJ-Es3G_KoBpCeifkkc-dXP1BlgCLcBGAs/s320/20171009_151304.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's extra fabric off the edge because I thought I would need more to make space for my bust, but turns out I didn't, so I just stitched the gathers down where they laid naturally, and trimmed the extra fabric off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then came my next lesson in the importance of bias. The white panel down the front of the dress is three separate pieces, gathered and then sewn together with piping. I originally cut them as one solid piece straight up and down on the fabric, and then cut them in segments when I realized I needed an actual seam there for the piping. So, I put in my gather stitches and started to gather the fabric in, and the damn things started to literally dissolve in my hands from fraying. It was awful. It actually frayed up past the gather stitches, causing those to just fall out. So I recut the pieces, this time diagonally on the bias, and adding a little to the seam allowance to make sure there was plenty of room to gather. I'm less worried about running out of white fabric, I have plenty of that. But since the new pieces were cut on the bias, they no longer frayed, allowing me to get everything gathered and sewn together. I did the same thing with the pieces for the white section on the back of the dress.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm very annoyed that I have to put a white panel on the back of the dress. I was going to just have the back lace up like a corset, because I couldn't find any good pictures of the back of Peach's dress. I found a series of youtube videos made by a girl who made this dress and very carefully documented everything, (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/UrsaMinorSewing">https://www.youtube.com/user/UrsaMinorSewing</a>) which was very helpful, but when I saw her put the white panel on the back, I thought she was just mimicking the front out of a lack of any better ideas, and I didn't really like it.&nbsp; But then I found some other, better screenshots that did show the back, and I realized, no, that's just really what it looks like. Sigh. And I have to do it right, that's just how I am. I'd never be able to stand it if I went off book with that. Anyways.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had a little debate with myself on the lace trim on the top of the white piece, as I had two different ones that would work:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5TyCE8-VC8/Wd5Oov_CnZI/AAAAAAAAGck/ub4pirwAjyg-MpXatZklP1A1krMlqIELACLcBGAs/s1600/20171009_151636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Z5TyCE8-VC8/Wd5Oov_CnZI/AAAAAAAAGck/ub4pirwAjyg-MpXatZklP1A1krMlqIELACLcBGAs/s320/20171009_151636.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1vXnXg9cI74/Wd5OoQ2RpHI/AAAAAAAAGcg/M1QRBhoPG74GmEnZdkkZ2sZMOSrDL6HpQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171009_151852.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1vXnXg9cI74/Wd5OoQ2RpHI/AAAAAAAAGcg/M1QRBhoPG74GmEnZdkkZ2sZMOSrDL6HpQCLcBGAs/s320/20171009_151852.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Very slight differences, really, but after looking at some more reference pictures more closely, I went with the lace on the right, I thought it looked more accurate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With my bodice pieces ready to go, I was ready to sew them together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4tV9K1loLAE/Wd5PIx57gDI/AAAAAAAAGco/vaTrHneXZpwfWQQYAU9SzdAI7TpSFCJxwCLcBGAs/s1600/20171009_155636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4tV9K1loLAE/Wd5PIx57gDI/AAAAAAAAGco/vaTrHneXZpwfWQQYAU9SzdAI7TpSFCJxwCLcBGAs/s320/20171009_155636.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's an immediate problem here, that I simply didn't see at first. See the gap at the top between the dark pink piece and the ruched pieces? The way they angled away from each other meant that that spot was going to poof outward dramatically. Which might have been fine if that's where my bust was going to be, but that's more where my collarbone was going to be. Not good. There was also some bad shaping in the armpit when I sewed in the side pieces that aren't pictured here. Luckily I knew there would be some fit issues so I just basted everything together without the piping first just to get the fit. I trimmed down the curve at the top of the ruched pieces, and had to make a whole new dark pink piece that was a little wider at the top, and I took in the armpit seam. When I was sure it all fit right, I took it apart and resewed it with the piping in the seams.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67ny3c9gcXI/Wd5QofdyDnI/AAAAAAAAGc0/G_4etKCRskwIgCpjiFdZv-wbtWg9yFGJQCLcBGAs/s1600/20171009_193724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-67ny3c9gcXI/Wd5QofdyDnI/AAAAAAAAGc0/G_4etKCRskwIgCpjiFdZv-wbtWg9yFGJQCLcBGAs/s320/20171009_193724.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh my god, I love piped seams. They're so neat and clean and professional looking. The piping just makes everything better. As you can see the white piece is too long, but it is supposed to show under the dark pink panniers at the hips of the dress, so that's intentional. I haven't put the zipper in yet, of course, but I did put it on and try to get some pictures:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grrnsUH5X9w/Wd5SO0dv3iI/AAAAAAAAGdA/3iqyikWHuPUHMSlus1rPPO36j_U59YrrgCLcBGAs/s1600/20171009_232208.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-grrnsUH5X9w/Wd5SO0dv3iI/AAAAAAAAGdA/3iqyikWHuPUHMSlus1rPPO36j_U59YrrgCLcBGAs/s320/20171009_232208.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm like, ridiculously happy with how that looks. It fits so nicely and lays very neatly. So much better than the mock up, right? It actually looks like what it's supposed to be.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday, I did the sleeves. And I swear to god, the sleeves took just as long as the rest of the whole damn bodice.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, Peach's sleeves have a slash down the middle of the darker pink fabric, that's then tied together with bows. So basically I cut out the middle section of the sleeves and sewed in a chunk of dark pink fabric. I've seen this technique used in Pinterest tutorials from people making Snow White's costume, with the red stripes she has on her sleeves. It looks like this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qdBr_UWc3SU/Wd5TIJDZj5I/AAAAAAAAGdE/4dLjov9UuQ4TTBrBDyq4jT4FDcFUJHsHACLcBGAs/s1600/20171010_195336.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qdBr_UWc3SU/Wd5TIJDZj5I/AAAAAAAAGdE/4dLjov9UuQ4TTBrBDyq4jT4FDcFUJHsHACLcBGAs/s320/20171010_195336.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I pleated the light pink over the dark pink sections, and then gathered the rest. Each sleeve is lined with two layers of stiff crinoline netting that I had leftover from when I made my white petticoat, and as a result the damn things are so fluffy they can stand by themselves.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jI8nvZMP_5c/Wd5Tlrt0KmI/AAAAAAAAGdU/UogC64P1uMUyeEnd86lBPA1aTuwcUSOiwCLcBGAs/s1600/20171010_213917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jI8nvZMP_5c/Wd5Tlrt0KmI/AAAAAAAAGdU/UogC64P1uMUyeEnd86lBPA1aTuwcUSOiwCLcBGAs/s320/20171010_213917.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course, that netting is hella itchy and pokey. Around the cuff that is solved by the cuff itself, that covers that seam. The under arm seam I actually sewed satin ribbon over it to cover it. The armpit seam attaching the sleeves to the bodice so far has just been serged over like four times, which covers it pretty well, but it might still need a ribbon cover to prevent chafing and scratching. Doing all those gathers and getting them arranged and fitted to the bodice took forever, but I'm very happy with how they turned out. I still need to attach the bows, but I'll be doing that by hand. I wanted to get the sleeves in position and shaped correctly before I did that. I don't have a picture of me wearing it at this stage, but here is the bodice with the sleeves attached:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8QVNA9rXckw/Wd5UjGlM0wI/AAAAAAAAGdc/MqdRUri3D6gL3D47D4h65tkL5EZDv-wowCLcBGAs/s1600/20171010_231610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8QVNA9rXckw/Wd5UjGlM0wI/AAAAAAAAGdc/MqdRUri3D6gL3D47D4h65tkL5EZDv-wowCLcBGAs/s320/20171010_231610.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Told you, they stand by themselves. Those sleeves don't need any help.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Side note, I also decided to try dyeing my wig. Every time I've put that thing on, I've honestly been kind of upset about how it looks, and I think part of it is that the color looks terrible with my skin. I know covering my eyebrows would help, but still. I bought some Rit Dyemore, meant for synthetic fibers, and I got a big pot from the thrift store. Basically just mixed the dye with water, heated it up on the stove and dunked my wig in. It's a much nicer yellow blonde now, although of course it needs to be restyled. I'll take pictures once that's done.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, next I do the bows, and the collar, and then probably the gold paint trim on the chest piece where the brooch goes, and then the panniers, and then it's on to the skirt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And all this while I'm also making a corset for Rachel and a Stampy Minecraft costume for my kid. Whew.&nbsp; It's okay though, I have my own little cheering section in my sewing room:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L6qWGL68X1c/Wd5VYdro6hI/AAAAAAAAGdo/ra6kCOpWInoPDfKMb_ENjGJdSMkTRBsCwCLcBGAs/s1600/20171003_190702.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-L6qWGL68X1c/Wd5VYdro6hI/AAAAAAAAGdo/ra6kCOpWInoPDfKMb_ENjGJdSMkTRBsCwCLcBGAs/s320/20171003_190702.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aren't they cute? I borrowed the Peach amiibo from my cousin to use for reference, and that Toad, well, he has a different purpose. I'm actually going to cut open his head, remove the stuffing, line it with canvas, and turn him into a shoulder bag that I can carry while in costume to carry things like my phone and keys and lipstick or whatever without taking away from the look of my costume.&nbsp; But that is way down on the list of things I need to get done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So.... at least we're getting somewhere.</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-34548838200118228982017-09-26T12:55:00.000-07:002017-09-26T12:55:17.077-07:00Well, Halloween is coming again. Time to try too hard.So, it's nearly the end of September, and Halloween is coming. As of now I don't even have a Halloween party to go to, although the same could be said of last year as I was working on my Sailor Pluto costume. But I just love making costumes, especially elaborate ones, so I had to come up with a good one for this year. And then there were some fabric sales going on, and things just happened. &nbsp;This is this year's project:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ZBz82QZTRw/Wcqg-POAQrI/AAAAAAAAGYI/BpK60JGAOu80aq81iwdPk_OuVHhXP_pWgCLcBGAs/s1600/peach.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="510" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ZBz82QZTRw/Wcqg-POAQrI/AAAAAAAAGYI/BpK60JGAOu80aq81iwdPk_OuVHhXP_pWgCLcBGAs/s400/peach.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Princess Peach!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Being a girl gamer, Princess Peach is one of the first female video game characters I was really aware of. &nbsp;And I was thrilled when she started entering the Smash Bros games as an ass kicker. This specific dress is the one that she wears in Smash Bros Brawl. I have loved this dress since I first saw it. Her dress was always so plain before. I know it was her classic look and whatever, but a little flounce and lace never hurt anybody. Sure, I could do the plain classic design in my sleep, but wouldn't it be more interesting to make myself a real fancy ball gown? We're going with interesting for now, knowing that that will probably change to hair pulling screamingly frustrating.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, I ordered some fabric, and while I was waiting for it, I got started on some accessories.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, I know of an Etsy seller that makes just beautiful accessories for Princess Peach. And I wanted them, badly, but it would have been more than $100 to get the crown, the jewel, and the earrings. So I needed a cheaper option. I found the officially Nintendo licensed crown and jewel:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dVWfEWdTdhk/WcqiPYTs00I/AAAAAAAAGYY/A0bzmLKv-lc3ADgBRjfDj6z1VUHkxt3mwCLcBGAs/s1600/s-l500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="392" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dVWfEWdTdhk/WcqiPYTs00I/AAAAAAAAGYY/A0bzmLKv-lc3ADgBRjfDj6z1VUHkxt3mwCLcBGAs/s320/s-l500.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On ebay for like $15. I could swing that. And they actually look pretty nice. The jewel is meant to be attached with sticky stuff on the back, but I just glued felt over that and attached a brooch pin, I had extras from doing Shannon's Chibi Moon brooch. &nbsp;All I needed after that was earrings. I'm already a jewelry maker, so I had all the basic foundations for making earrings. So I went to the dollar store and bought some ping pong balls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x1C21R_Wc3g/Wcqi36NcAgI/AAAAAAAAGYc/GEQDViit2Sk8DnrxORqXvXm0tobusFheACLcBGAs/s1600/20170918_163725.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-x1C21R_Wc3g/Wcqi36NcAgI/AAAAAAAAGYc/GEQDViit2Sk8DnrxORqXvXm0tobusFheACLcBGAs/s320/20170918_163725.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I stabbed small needle holes in the top and worked the flat end of a flat topped wire into the holes. I dabbed a small bit of glue around the hole to make sure the post didn't come out of the ping pong ball, and when that was dry, bent the wire into a tiny loop and trimmed off the extra, then attached them to the earring hooks. I also used styrofoam balls, toothpicks and toilet paper tubes to make temporary earring hangers for paint drying purposes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I bought two different metallic blue paints because I couldn't find exactly the shade I was looking for.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tJOJSypR1Y8/WcqkfWf2rHI/AAAAAAAAGY0/tyC1znJE6oIgMFVWTvXcNff6OnVQMAQ6ACLcBGAs/s1600/20170918_163751.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tJOJSypR1Y8/WcqkfWf2rHI/AAAAAAAAGY0/tyC1znJE6oIgMFVWTvXcNff6OnVQMAQ6ACLcBGAs/s320/20170918_163751.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was just the cheapest brand available at Hobby Lobby, and it was on sale! I wanted the color less green than the teal, but more green than the blue, so I did a roughly 50/50 mix. I initially started painting it on with a brush, but the brush marks were insane, and I could see many layers of paint and frustration in my future. So I mixed my paint with some Floetrol (which I have because I've been learning about acrylic pour painting, I should make another post about the paintings I've made, they're cool!) and then basically dunked the ping pong balls in the paint. After that I just hung them up to dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PCY7viNhkc8/WcqlYg2R80I/AAAAAAAAGY8/yEswTDPsYmgu5MBFS7WSCeV-0TssOBRCgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170918_174543.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PCY7viNhkc8/WcqlYg2R80I/AAAAAAAAGY8/yEswTDPsYmgu5MBFS7WSCeV-0TssOBRCgCLcBGAs/s320/20170918_174543.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gDY_1U1GDYQ/WcqlYhAlbbI/AAAAAAAAGY4/9uLJS47Oxuk1yIBrlyCux0vwOrbawISngCLcBGAs/s1600/20170918_165056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gDY_1U1GDYQ/WcqlYhAlbbI/AAAAAAAAGY4/9uLJS47Oxuk1yIBrlyCux0vwOrbawISngCLcBGAs/s320/20170918_165056.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Extra styrofoam balls and toilet paper tubes had to be added because I was worried about them tipping over or sliding off the toothpicks.<br /><br />My paint dunking method did mean that I did have to keep an eye on them and swipe the bottoms of them every so often with an extra toothpick to try and keep the paint from drying in a little drop/bump on the bottom, but once the tops were dry I was able to flip them over and stand them up in more toilet paper tubes upside down, which allowed the drop on the bottom to flatten out and dry. &nbsp;They turned out nice and smooth and even.<br /><br />After that was dry, I dunked them again in my can of Minwax polycrylic to protect the paint and make them shiny, which led to another round of hanging and swiping off droplets with a toothpick, but once again it came out nice and smooth, and they look very nice.<br /><br />Aaaaaaand, turns out I haven't taken a picture of the final product. I guess I better get on that. Anyways, they look really nice and I'm very happy.<br /><br />I also needed Peach's shoes. It looked like they were just some simple ballet flats in dark pink, and wouldn't you know it? Walmart just happens to sell a pair that was exactly what I wanted. I also decided to get a little fancy and add some pink gems to the toe. I know it's not accurate, but I just wanted to dress the shoes up a little and they came out so pretty! I'm gonna wear these just for the fun of it with my every day wardrobe.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rdBOUWjY4sU/WcqnLVaNUaI/AAAAAAAAGZQ/gIR-MHrPvC8I0vvKMPRoRhZE95x2rsLwwCLcBGAs/s1600/20170918_174135.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-rdBOUWjY4sU/WcqnLVaNUaI/AAAAAAAAGZQ/gIR-MHrPvC8I0vvKMPRoRhZE95x2rsLwwCLcBGAs/s320/20170918_174135.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Besides, under that fluffy pink skirt, what are the chances that people will even see that? Best part is, those shoes cost me $5. Gorgeous. I may have bought a second olive green pair just because I love ballet flats and they were cheap. I should get another black pair before my current ones wear out...<br /><br />I also needed a wig, obviously. So I ordered one off of ebay. They were having a sale at the time if you bought two, so I also bought a reddish orange one to improve my old Jessica Albert costume, (I've been playing Dragon Quest 8 with my boyfriend recently, and it's really made me remember how much I love Jessica, and I'd like to take that costume out sometime) and potentially &nbsp;use for a future Jessica Rabbit costume, if I don't have to permanently cut it to make pigtails for Jessica Albert. (why are all fictional Jessicas red heads? Why did I dye my hair red? Are all Jessicas just meant to be red heads?)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8r1-w6yhGA/WcqosnOb5MI/AAAAAAAAGZc/rRSB4AdeoJkt04xDYyIBs-F50J3lxTOBgCLcBGAs/s1600/s-l500%2B%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-z8r1-w6yhGA/WcqosnOb5MI/AAAAAAAAGZc/rRSB4AdeoJkt04xDYyIBs-F50J3lxTOBgCLcBGAs/s320/s-l500%2B%25281%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />This is SOOOOOOOOOOOO not what it looked like when it arrived. It was thin and scraggly, you could see the wig cap right through the hair on the bangs, it was awful. The red one looked pretty good, weirdly enough, since they came from the same seller. &nbsp;I was frustrated and a little sick with the thought of having to return it, I hate returning things. On an impulse, Stu and I hit a thrift store shortly after that, and I bought a plain straight blonde Halloween wig for like $4. I very carefully cut the thrift store wig into its individual wefts and then hand sewed those throughout the ebay wig. Including some shorter bits at the bangs to thicken that up. The end result was actually a pretty good looking wig. I was much much happier. And it only took an extra $4 and an evening of my time. &nbsp;I then had to straighten the wig, because the straight thrift store wig strands did not match the curly ebay wig.<br /><br />I used the hot water method, where you basically boil some water and dump it over the wig, and the heat from the water straightens the strands. When it was dry I brushed it out, rolled it up in foam rollers and then dunked it in boiling water again. Let that cool and dry, took out the rollers, and had a freshly curled wig.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dl8MGHpLeec/Wcqp_013lQI/AAAAAAAAGZs/0jpZPtfFCk8pDssvaMn5YoMQhpVtWgj2gCLcBGAs/s1600/20170920_220242.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dl8MGHpLeec/Wcqp_013lQI/AAAAAAAAGZs/0jpZPtfFCk8pDssvaMn5YoMQhpVtWgj2gCLcBGAs/s320/20170920_220242.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />I liked the ringlets, but that's not really how Peach's hair looks, so I brushed those out so they would just be general wavy/curliness. I trimmed the bangs to a reasonable length, although I have not styled them into Peach's little forehead point thing. I won't have all her little flippy-outy bits, because I simply don't think I have the skill to sculpt a wig like that. I'm bad at hair styling just in general, and I have almost no experience with wigs. So we will just suggest the existence of flippy-outy bits with waves and curls.<br /><br />Also. In order to pull off a skirt like that, I was gonna need a hell of a petticoat. Or, even better, a hoop skirt. I had a full length petticoat from my steampunk stuff, but I really wanted something bigger than that, and if I didn't want it to weigh a million pounds, I was gonna need hoops.<br /><br />Based on some Pinterest tutorials, I went to the hardware store and bought three 10 foot lengths of 1/2" plastic piping from the plumbing section. &nbsp;I was only gonna do three hoops, because I didn't want to get crazy, and I thought the 1/2" tubing might still be pretty heavy. I'd have liked a smaller size pipe, but wasn't able to find any. And didn't feel strongly enough about it to try harder. <br /><br />So I arranged the pipes in three hoops of descending size, starting with the biggest to determine whether I was gonna be able to walk through doors or not. (Barely. The hoop is too big, but it flexes when I push it through doorways, haha.) I think the biggest was like 36" or 37" across? I'd have to double check on the smaller ones, because I just eyeballed what looked right to me. &nbsp;After that, I attached them to five long ribbons that were designed to go from my waist to just above the floor. I just sewed around them through the ribbon that I had pinned on the waist of my dress form.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LdCBtTfPDMc/WcqsEtS0fyI/AAAAAAAAGZ8/M_kygmggnYQYs-U8fZ4KD0-h3YS_nynaQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170920_205342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LdCBtTfPDMc/WcqsEtS0fyI/AAAAAAAAGZ8/M_kygmggnYQYs-U8fZ4KD0-h3YS_nynaQCLcBGAs/s400/20170920_205342.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />The nice thing about this, is the hoop size can be adjusted if I want, all I have to do is cut out a section and retape it, and then slide the ribbons around to evenly space them again. I may have to do that, if I decide it's just too annoying to squeeze my dress through every doorway. I just... I just really love the fluffiness of it.<br /><br />After the hoops were attached I threw my steampunk petticoat over top, and then sewed the tops of the ribbons to the waist of the petticoat. &nbsp;Why yes, it was incredibly awkward to sew things onto the skirt with all those hoops in the way. I also added a drawstring waist to the petticoat, since apparently it used to just sit on my hips unassisted, but my hips are quite a bit smaller than they used to be.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--hnVPukvxf8/Wcqs_BN0KoI/AAAAAAAAGaI/KfrDPT5mbhUuJU7pOPINNFiGA2oJMdPqgCLcBGAs/s1600/Snapchat-1438300434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--hnVPukvxf8/Wcqs_BN0KoI/AAAAAAAAGaI/KfrDPT5mbhUuJU7pOPINNFiGA2oJMdPqgCLcBGAs/s400/Snapchat-1438300434.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S2WE5o7mfY8/WcqtBEJXE5I/AAAAAAAAGaM/WpRJ6D7f3RUDdxbblCEb9-0BHbvHwRLXQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170920_214611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S2WE5o7mfY8/WcqtBEJXE5I/AAAAAAAAGaM/WpRJ6D7f3RUDdxbblCEb9-0BHbvHwRLXQCLcBGAs/s320/20170920_214611.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S2WE5o7mfY8/WcqtBEJXE5I/AAAAAAAAGaM/WpRJ6D7f3RUDdxbblCEb9-0BHbvHwRLXQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170920_214611.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sorry, the only picture I have of me not wearing it is a snapchat. In case the scope of that skirt is hard to see when it's by itself, here it is with me wearing one of my full circle skirt maxi dresses over top:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8T7bzACN2t4/WcqtjYSp86I/AAAAAAAAGaQ/ALgqoCEishEIQ5a6eJ9328LWlEJYRCW6gCLcBGAs/s1600/20170920_214555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-8T7bzACN2t4/WcqtjYSp86I/AAAAAAAAGaQ/ALgqoCEishEIQ5a6eJ9328LWlEJYRCW6gCLcBGAs/s400/20170920_214555.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's pretty damn fluffy. And I freaking love it. &nbsp;It is a little heavy on my hips, so what I'm going to do is I'm going to attach these little skirt hooks:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iwlPiDy0oCs/Wcqt8QTX2sI/AAAAAAAAGaU/uLzznbJ9n-8aXsE8Z_q-0l8bL-5k8kMaACLcBGAs/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="183" data-original-width="275" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iwlPiDy0oCs/Wcqt8QTX2sI/AAAAAAAAGaU/uLzznbJ9n-8aXsE8Z_q-0l8bL-5k8kMaACLcBGAs/s1600/download.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You know, these guys. &nbsp;I'm going to sew several of the bigger part on the inside of the waist of the hoop skirt, and the small parts are going to be sewn onto the corset I'm going to be wearing with this outfit. Those are small and easily removed from the corset if I want. And this will allow me to hook the hoop skirt to the corset, and then tie with the drawstring, which should more evenly support the weight and make it much more comfortable.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whew, this post is getting long. I have all kinds of plans for the dress itself, but due to the length here, I'm only going to go into what I've done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now, obviously I don't have a pattern for this dress. So I decided to try my hand at duct tape patterning. So I put on my corset, wrapped myself in plastic wrap, and then with Shannon's help, wrapped myself in duct tape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mkcF8cKqQjs/Wcqu3ANLhZI/AAAAAAAAGag/0I4koZJV4hcaKFxfOeGKiNeFIKYVDG3ZQCLcBGAs/s1600/Snapchat-2061421848.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-mkcF8cKqQjs/Wcqu3ANLhZI/AAAAAAAAGag/0I4koZJV4hcaKFxfOeGKiNeFIKYVDG3ZQCLcBGAs/s400/Snapchat-2061421848.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Super hot. In every sense, man it was sweaty in there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I cut that off of me, and cut it into the pattern pieces I needed. I transferred those to paper, and then cut those out of some scrap fabric to make a mock up. There was lots of adjusting for the gathers and the sleeve size, but I ended up here:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LLfT98Lza14/WcqvOuLtlTI/AAAAAAAAGak/6PtN_yLawXk3IDzVFd-WKpdrD5WbWq8vACLcBGAs/s1600/20170925_201153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LLfT98Lza14/WcqvOuLtlTI/AAAAAAAAGak/6PtN_yLawXk3IDzVFd-WKpdrD5WbWq8vACLcBGAs/s400/20170925_201153.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look how excited I am about how wildly attractive that looks! &nbsp;Uhhhhhg. It's just for fit, it's just for fit, it's just for fit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyways. I got the sleeve right. It's so puffy, I love it. The triangle panel in the middle of my chest needs to be bigger and the fabric to either side of that needs to be smaller and gathered more. I also learned that the gathered middle panel down the front needs to be sewn to a foundation of ungathered fabric so the gathers can's stretch in weird ways and ruin the shape. But I think the end result is that this looks enough like the top of Peach's dress that I can proceed. I do have my pink fabric now. Hilariously enough the light pink is a little more peach colored than I'd prefer, but it will still work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I took the mock up apart to use as a pattern, and then just kinda left the pieces lying around...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L0Sm6HcyPRA/WcqwVKIKUOI/AAAAAAAAGao/HNkQdpwN7DIRvYgbGKenBmuQDTqs4dO4QCLcBGAs/s1600/20170925_213202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-L0Sm6HcyPRA/WcqwVKIKUOI/AAAAAAAAGao/HNkQdpwN7DIRvYgbGKenBmuQDTqs4dO4QCLcBGAs/s320/20170925_213202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that's where we're at. Next step, actually getting into the pink fabric!</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-21245704609289003972017-06-29T21:22:00.001-07:002017-06-29T21:22:16.433-07:00T-shirt Refashion!I'm doing all kinds of stuff with t-shirts lately. <br /><br />So, my brother Corey subscribes to Loot Crate, and greatly enjoys it. However, every so often he gets a t-shirt in the crates that he either doesn't really get or doesn't care about, it's not a fandom he's interested in. So if it's something that appeals to me, he will let me have the shirt since we aren't too far from the same size. &nbsp;His shirts are one size bigger than I would get, so they're a little loose, but with my sewing skills that doesn't bother me. I know I can fix it. However, as previously mentioned, I have so many t-shirts. And since it's summer now I don't always want to wear shirts with sleeves, I'd rather wear tank tops. So when I went to adjust the sizing, I decided to turn them into tank tops. I saw a picture online of an altered t-shirt that I liked and decided to copy it, so this is what I did.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SQof5jHe5RA/WVXOQ7C3t-I/AAAAAAAAGRg/VRKT4dTDj6cRG70wT9RNbf98OhgOoa1kgCLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_205200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SQof5jHe5RA/WVXOQ7C3t-I/AAAAAAAAGRg/VRKT4dTDj6cRG70wT9RNbf98OhgOoa1kgCLcBGAs/s400/20170629_205200.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So here's the shirt. Classic 80s Transformers. Corey is too young to appreciate classic Transformers, and too smart to appreciate new Transformers. So I took it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9WKWbfTnt8/WVXOsy6r8sI/AAAAAAAAGRk/ypTfuEedINUM9SWj6klVciXVac26FuROQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_205359.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P9WKWbfTnt8/WVXOsy6r8sI/AAAAAAAAGRk/ypTfuEedINUM9SWj6klVciXVac26FuROQCLcBGAs/s400/20170629_205359.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To start, I cut off the sleeves and collar. If all you were looking for was a classy way to show off your guns, feel free to stop here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bP5J2go2X9E/WVXPAfo0ejI/AAAAAAAAGRo/1HU0CaBAyOoo9r-RNVntuo4Izlj1XDa7wCLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_205429.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bP5J2go2X9E/WVXPAfo0ejI/AAAAAAAAGRo/1HU0CaBAyOoo9r-RNVntuo4Izlj1XDa7wCLcBGAs/s400/20170629_205429.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Make sure you're only cutting one layer of fabric, start roughly halfway on the sleeve cut upward at an angle through the shoulder and around the collar to create two triangular straps. Do this on both sides.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O_8C_j3UNHg/WVXP62rob9I/AAAAAAAAGRw/qJ7XoUgHTiIU7cGwcSw95mor1KAZPThEACLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_205512.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O_8C_j3UNHg/WVXP62rob9I/AAAAAAAAGRw/qJ7XoUgHTiIU7cGwcSw95mor1KAZPThEACLcBGAs/s400/20170629_205512.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WlnEPrIM_iM/WVXQA9_kMsI/AAAAAAAAGR0/7mFti-OIUnszwHVNpnNH1TtpKDOzHWYPQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_205615.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WlnEPrIM_iM/WVXQA9_kMsI/AAAAAAAAGR0/7mFti-OIUnszwHVNpnNH1TtpKDOzHWYPQCLcBGAs/s400/20170629_205615.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope that makes sense. By cutting it like this you get long straps that can be tied together.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the next step I put the shirt on my mannequin, Lumpy Space Princess for simplicity's sake. &nbsp;Then the straps are tied together right at the shoulder, aiming to make the knot on top of the shoulder seam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QXzdA9FrVR4/WVXQ9xwIfAI/AAAAAAAAGR8/niLRrtw-eeEPoBASx-b2j1DYQddyaMaLQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_205754.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-QXzdA9FrVR4/WVXQ9xwIfAI/AAAAAAAAGR8/niLRrtw-eeEPoBASx-b2j1DYQddyaMaLQCLcBGAs/s400/20170629_205754.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oqRAAweEBDg/WVXQ9zi3C5I/AAAAAAAAGSA/4S2zH4dFy1slcw-w1ASym2MgesGXcAojwCLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_205749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oqRAAweEBDg/WVXQ9zi3C5I/AAAAAAAAGSA/4S2zH4dFy1slcw-w1ASym2MgesGXcAojwCLcBGAs/s400/20170629_205749.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The last step is to make all the sizing adjustments, taking in the sides and trimming off any extra or weirdly shaped areas to make it look nice. In the end, you get this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ny5Yc0ZfGU/WVXRtIIuYHI/AAAAAAAAGSE/BiHyD2KJxMQNZwXyrOyA7HCFKrWEuHZKACLcBGAs/s1600/20170629_210659.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2ny5Yc0ZfGU/WVXRtIIuYHI/AAAAAAAAGSE/BiHyD2KJxMQNZwXyrOyA7HCFKrWEuHZKACLcBGAs/s400/20170629_210659.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had four shirts that I did this with, and I'm pretty happy about it. I have cool new tank tops for summer!</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-21805666951009733862017-06-29T20:59:00.000-07:002017-06-29T20:59:00.737-07:00T Shirt Quilt!So, who doesn't love awesome nerdy t-shirts? I've bought so many of them over the years that I honestly couldn't say how much I've spent on them. I used to follow shirt.woot.com religiously and bought shirts constantly. However I always had a problem with woot shirts being just slightly too short for me. And as time went on and other shirt a day sites surfaced I found other places who's shirts fit me better, and that resulted in my poor woot shirts getting shoved in a drawer and never being worn. But just because I didn't wear them didn't make them less awesome. And it made me really sad that they never got any attention, especially with how many of them I had. So I decided to turn them into a wonderful cuddly t-shirt quilt. It may be on of the ugliest things I've ever made, and I was not careful on the straightness of the quilting lines, since I don't like quilting. It's so half-assed, but I don't even care. I love it so much. It's soft and snuggly and awesome.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UGc2GEUpR2c/WVXL83Ayo-I/AAAAAAAAGRQ/Es3W1JXvh3kGWARGn_nrwZKszqbHplzJQCLcBGAs/s1600/20170106_173808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UGc2GEUpR2c/WVXL83Ayo-I/AAAAAAAAGRQ/Es3W1JXvh3kGWARGn_nrwZKszqbHplzJQCLcBGAs/s640/20170106_173808.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I use it constantly.<br /><br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-50366924989811397982017-03-28T20:57:00.002-07:002017-03-29T11:11:36.347-07:00And Finally, Ghibli Deck, Wands SuitAnd here's the last suit! &nbsp;Since I didn't blog each suit as I went along you don't realize how long it took me to do each suit, but each one was wildly different. It took weeks to do the swords suit, but I knocked this suit out in a single day, just today at the office. Wands aren't too difficult, and I knew from the beginning &nbsp;that the Catbus was the eight of wands. That was an easy choice, and I like it. I just need to throw the box design together and this thing is ready to print! God, I love my nerdy decks.<br /><br />**Fun side note: The elemental symbols at the bottom of each card are actually the symbols for the different elemental attributes creatures can have in Studio Ghibli's video game Ni No Kuni. But no one will pick up on a detail that small unless I tell them. It just makes me happy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6GFPTu5s92Q/WNswFTt-E1I/AAAAAAAAGPo/HUwP_jXUhoUvlkB8cEy1rXCpoQ86dkPKACLcB/s1600/ace-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6GFPTu5s92Q/WNswFTt-E1I/AAAAAAAAGPo/HUwP_jXUhoUvlkB8cEy1rXCpoQ86dkPKACLcB/s320/ace-2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0pzpn671cFE/WNswCWUuc_I/AAAAAAAAGPg/gs6gRQ-uAEAboPUtfQZ51dtGm0pNzUamACLcB/s1600/3-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0pzpn671cFE/WNswCWUuc_I/AAAAAAAAGPg/gs6gRQ-uAEAboPUtfQZ51dtGm0pNzUamACLcB/s320/3-4.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C1FHz0EVFoE/WNswCa_BQpI/AAAAAAAAGPc/wbkEKhNUrl8DQP3v-78_wDbN1S1o5UHhQCLcB/s1600/5-6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C1FHz0EVFoE/WNswCa_BQpI/AAAAAAAAGPc/wbkEKhNUrl8DQP3v-78_wDbN1S1o5UHhQCLcB/s320/5-6.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qw2YAwngTWI/WNswCEXAX0I/AAAAAAAAGPY/JfpoRIKeg-Mk9CiGENoC421kQclrP9gSgCLcB/s1600/7-8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qw2YAwngTWI/WNswCEXAX0I/AAAAAAAAGPY/JfpoRIKeg-Mk9CiGENoC421kQclrP9gSgCLcB/s320/7-8.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nkHKLBDScFo/WNswE7rbjeI/AAAAAAAAGPk/VNds3755mVkVSXMf5BsGtJoghF7Vc3DZQCLcB/s1600/9-10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nkHKLBDScFo/WNswE7rbjeI/AAAAAAAAGPk/VNds3755mVkVSXMf5BsGtJoghF7Vc3DZQCLcB/s320/9-10.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-doXa0bDW4Gk/WNswFbMnrFI/AAAAAAAAGPs/2mw8-eD04OoL-dkQ0eUthF9J_CVrLoWqQCLcB/s1600/page-knight.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-doXa0bDW4Gk/WNswFbMnrFI/AAAAAAAAGPs/2mw8-eD04OoL-dkQ0eUthF9J_CVrLoWqQCLcB/s320/page-knight.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cik9G9RdYsM/WNswGL3oQxI/AAAAAAAAGPw/C2LN7Fn4mwQvu3U1UqWwU4HOVHgIdY-RACLcB/s1600/queen-king.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cik9G9RdYsM/WNswGL3oQxI/AAAAAAAAGPw/C2LN7Fn4mwQvu3U1UqWwU4HOVHgIdY-RACLcB/s320/queen-king.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />Sources<br /><br />ace. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=41934731">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=41934731</a><br />2. official art<br />3. official art<br />4. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=16047305">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=16047305</a><br />5. <a href="http://hetiru.deviantart.com/art/The-rain-of-sadness-and-happiness-587599231">http://hetiru.deviantart.com/art/The-rain-of-sadness-and-happiness-587599231</a><br />6. official art<br />7. <a href="http://stabat.deviantart.com/art/mononoke-354937576">http://stabat.deviantart.com/art/mononoke-354937576</a><br />8. official art<br />9. <a href="http://tiny-mint.deviantart.com/art/The-Cat-Returns-392374726">http://tiny-mint.deviantart.com/art/The-Cat-Returns-392374726</a><br />10. screenshot<br />page. screenshot<br />knight. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=24413655">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=24413655</a><br />queen. official art<br />king. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=31803546">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=31803546</a><br /><div><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-87795467641059861492017-03-28T20:49:00.000-07:002017-03-28T20:49:13.633-07:00Ghibli Deck, Cups Suit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cups suit is my favorite suit in tarot, I just really connect to the emotions of the cups. And I always think that making the cups suit in these decks should be easy but somehow it never, never is. I always struggle with it. Aside from the more romantic cards at least. I can find couple artwork easy, it's the rest of the suit that throws me. But I eventually got it, and here it is.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_c_-tpB__w/WNstzEWLICI/AAAAAAAAGPA/OBn7xhwZPCskbVEY5Da9gPjEZCXeUPwbwCLcB/s1600/ace-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_c_-tpB__w/WNstzEWLICI/AAAAAAAAGPA/OBn7xhwZPCskbVEY5Da9gPjEZCXeUPwbwCLcB/s320/ace-2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F3Qi_J0hvlw/WNstwDUp9XI/AAAAAAAAGO8/t5IM6hxUNFs082y6L48kBKlbcFlaQ4FaACLcB/s1600/3-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F3Qi_J0hvlw/WNstwDUp9XI/AAAAAAAAGO8/t5IM6hxUNFs082y6L48kBKlbcFlaQ4FaACLcB/s320/3-4.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sources</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">ace. <a href="http://yukimura.tumblr.com/post/158722934">http://yukimura.tumblr.com/post/158722934</a>&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. been deleted from pixiv</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/42405025/Hatter-Sisters-Siblings-Zine-Vol-1">https://www.behance.net/gallery/42405025/Hatter-Sisters-Siblings-Zine-Vol-1</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. <a href="http://kuvshinov-ilya.deviantart.com/art/Chihiro-Animation-460856534">http://kuvshinov-ilya.deviantart.com/art/Chihiro-Animation-460856534</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. screenshot&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. <a href="http://c-dra.deviantart.com/art/Spirited-Away-To-Sixth-Station-513028592">http://c-dra.deviantart.com/art/Spirited-Away-To-Sixth-Station-513028592</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. <a href="https://www.qwertee.com/product/i-wont-hurt-you">https://www.qwertee.com/product/i-wont-hurt-you</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=38128529">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=38128529</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">page. artist pon00000, deleted from pixiv</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">knight. artist name Neptune, can't find the source</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">queen. <a href="http://liang-xing.deviantart.com/art/Castle-in-the-sky-588065599">http://liang-xing.deviantart.com/art/Castle-in-the-sky-588065599</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">king. deleted from Pixiv</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-61474247671968034892017-03-28T20:38:00.001-07:002017-03-28T20:40:11.140-07:00Ghibli Deck, Pentacles SuitSo, when I first started thinking about this deck I had a vague idea of having each suit focus on one of the four biggest movies, Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke and.... ummmm... well, I hadn't decided on the fourth one yet. But after I looked over my fanart collection I realized that it would be very very difficult to come up with enough specific artwork for the cards, and I didn't want to struggle with it. So I just picked whatever art I felt like worked. But if you look at the royalty of the suits you can see some of the suits had some definite leanings to which movie would have gone with each suit. &nbsp;Pentacles flowed pretty easy, I didn't have too much trouble with this one. I hadn't originally intended to include the Tale of the Princess Kaguya in this collection since I hadn't seen it when I started, but instead I just bought the movie for my daughter for her birthday and watched it. I really liked it. And that moment fits the five of pentacles really well.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5qjpF0GW7Pk/WNspn3M2feI/AAAAAAAAGOk/6IUBs1mAoawbhL2xTxwG6UxwrGjmYhvDQCLcB/s1600/ace-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5qjpF0GW7Pk/WNspn3M2feI/AAAAAAAAGOk/6IUBs1mAoawbhL2xTxwG6UxwrGjmYhvDQCLcB/s320/ace-2.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2ymhTJVqao0/WNsplB8C_nI/AAAAAAAAGOU/OgmbiQW0yHA4VCLHAaTgw5kEpZv4RC96ACLcB/s1600/3-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2ymhTJVqao0/WNsplB8C_nI/AAAAAAAAGOU/OgmbiQW0yHA4VCLHAaTgw5kEpZv4RC96ACLcB/s320/3-4.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-joxz_2cfnxk/WNsplLSj3gI/AAAAAAAAGOQ/z58Lei-2P0oXH1JC3TKSMsd8TbPBV3TdQCLcB/s1600/5-6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">ace. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=46747418">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=46747418</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=42156552">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=42156552</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. concept art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. <a href="http://ghiblijam.tumblr.com/post/44501914508/no-face-is-my-favourite-character-hes-not-evil">http://ghiblijam.tumblr.com/post/44501914508/no-face-is-my-favourite-character-hes-not-evil</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. <a href="http://hachiretsu.deviantart.com/art/Kaguya-hime-no-Monogatari-Realization-467703815">http://hachiretsu.deviantart.com/art/Kaguya-hime-no-Monogatari-Realization-467703815</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=1180343">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=1180343</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. paimonerra.deviantart.com, no longer exists on deviantart</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. <a href="http://www.syntetyc.com/totoros-paradise/lightbox#1150388">http://www.syntetyc.com/totoros-paradise/lightbox#1150388</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10. deleted off of Pixiv</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">page. official art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">knight. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=18104771">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=18104771</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">queen. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=41471994">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=41471994</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">king. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=14099466">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=14099466</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-23847499298299192642017-03-28T20:17:00.001-07:002017-03-28T20:19:59.735-07:00Studio Ghibli deck, Cups SuitFirst of all, you should know I changed the High Priestess card for the majors.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8WyNNy96YQ/WNsW71kDw7I/AAAAAAAAGNU/yD8R_u20IYgWhIPEeAWJHE5WwGyhDmYQwCLcB/s320/2.2.png" width="198" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You know, same character just better artwork I think.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And now, starting with the suit that I always expect to be really difficult and somehow it never is. As I started working on this suit, I had a tragic realization. I had planned to ignore the movie The Grave of the Fireflies because that movie is depressing as FUCK. But then I realized that there was a card that kind of needed to be depressing as FUCK. Damn you, three of swords. So there it is. Eat your heart out. The six of this suit was a difficult choice, and when I picked the artwork I thought I was choosing a picture of Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke leaving his village, but after some research turns out it's some other guy from a book made by Studio Ghibli, But the context still fits in the story and I'm gonna think of Ashitaka whenever I look at it anyways. So it works. All in all I'm pretty pleased with how it came out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrQa13id-pw/WNskk5IjiKI/AAAAAAAAGN0/G5Zdo7W3xfM3ajG_OzQRmFUU94UNCEPOgCLcB/s1600/ace-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZrQa13id-pw/WNskk5IjiKI/AAAAAAAAGN0/G5Zdo7W3xfM3ajG_OzQRmFUU94UNCEPOgCLcB/s320/ace-2.png" width="320" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0WGkJb7A4mc/WNskh7K5nKI/AAAAAAAAGNk/BGyfIXewE-4miGmXvNSugwDHvWSJXW3LACLcB/s1600/3-4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0WGkJb7A4mc/WNskh7K5nKI/AAAAAAAAGNk/BGyfIXewE-4miGmXvNSugwDHvWSJXW3LACLcB/s320/3-4.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-50i8JDo7vsY/WNskiIZGIZI/AAAAAAAAGNs/lzMcdA-yyHA4hN8ndz0w_wEe-KBRfvVeQCLcB/s1600/5-6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-50i8JDo7vsY/WNskiIZGIZI/AAAAAAAAGNs/lzMcdA-yyHA4hN8ndz0w_wEe-KBRfvVeQCLcB/s320/5-6.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HQTAE6PAtYQ/WNskhwm-H_I/AAAAAAAAGNo/rRHuf6JAXnwQyoKu0GnaA1kKG1cGNZzmACLcB/s1600/7-8.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HQTAE6PAtYQ/WNskhwm-H_I/AAAAAAAAGNo/rRHuf6JAXnwQyoKu0GnaA1kKG1cGNZzmACLcB/s320/7-8.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EvBwCfgBdUM/WNskko8kQJI/AAAAAAAAGNw/gmuwgDq3sHcmYJAokvn16J2Xi0KHb8aFQCLcB/s1600/9-10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EvBwCfgBdUM/WNskko8kQJI/AAAAAAAAGNw/gmuwgDq3sHcmYJAokvn16J2Xi0KHb8aFQCLcB/s320/9-10.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NBeRGCXGFhc/WNskk-c-XoI/AAAAAAAAGN4/CtRAlFBPTKwOCSlco_00SZk0z9KZP2NhwCLcB/s1600/page-knight.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NBeRGCXGFhc/WNskk-c-XoI/AAAAAAAAGN4/CtRAlFBPTKwOCSlco_00SZk0z9KZP2NhwCLcB/s320/page-knight.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cAON0rCrAHc/WNsklyt-DII/AAAAAAAAGN8/U3RGdhOcMHcZBe42U8AM-v503ZXHspvYQCLcB/s1600/queen-king.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cAON0rCrAHc/WNsklyt-DII/AAAAAAAAGN8/U3RGdhOcMHcZBe42U8AM-v503ZXHspvYQCLcB/s320/queen-king.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sources</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">ace. official art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=20014983">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=20014983</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. official art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=47423577">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=47423577</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. official art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. Official art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. official art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. deleted from Pixiv</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. <a href="http://rerekina.deviantart.com/art/Sophie-and-Howl-543657188">http://rerekina.deviantart.com/art/Sophie-and-Howl-543657188</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10. screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">page. official art</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">knight. <a href="http://einiv.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Mononoke-517242974">http://einiv.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Mononoke-517242974</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">queen. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=61429519">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=61429519</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">king. <a href="http://alicexz.deviantart.com/art/The-Young-Man-from-the-East-352779871">http://alicexz.deviantart.com/art/The-Young-Man-from-the-East-352779871</a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-74711194521576564662017-02-01T17:30:00.000-08:002017-02-01T17:30:02.080-08:00Studio Ghibli Tarot Deck!Well, it happened. I finally got the motivation to make a new tarot deck! I knew when I made the last ones that someday I would want to make a Studio Ghibli deck, and that time is now. I thought about making decks for individual movies but I decided I'd have way too much trouble finding enough artwork for a whole deck. So I'm covering most of the movies, I just excluded a few of the lesser know ones.<br /><br />First of all, the card back took me all of 30 seconds to make.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-faysURd2HcA/WJKIMjZx0BI/AAAAAAAAF_Q/Ou8LdQQ-o-wnEhvF0YD0PBnfUvDolsW-QCLcB/s1600/cardbacktotorosmall.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-faysURd2HcA/WJKIMjZx0BI/AAAAAAAAF_Q/Ou8LdQQ-o-wnEhvF0YD0PBnfUvDolsW-QCLcB/s320/cardbacktotorosmall.png" width="199" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Literally just took the logo and mirrored it. Nothing more complicated than that. The Ghibli logo is very clean and simple so I decided to stick with that.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I struggled a &nbsp;little more with the frame for the artwork on the front, but in the end I came up with something adorable that I'm happy with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fGRUAToJJOA/WJKJMdszl_I/AAAAAAAAF_c/iI8o6R1hBowi40-zYuf9DEsfVjY3iBsBACLcB/s1600/0-1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fGRUAToJJOA/WJKJMdszl_I/AAAAAAAAF_c/iI8o6R1hBowi40-zYuf9DEsfVjY3iBsBACLcB/s320/0-1.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-M-yB5_caTmY/WJKJSaKd4FI/AAAAAAAAF_w/dwrN9a1Km0k04M8TDqlFNXXGnxIbUDz1wCLcB/s1600/2-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HZrVFI8HUbc/WJKJMcoG0xI/AAAAAAAAF_g/BX5k9aIB6OAxxc-j__L6WxlPDfe0qV0uQCLcB/s320/12-13.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySHvykkXUYI/WJKJPONlQPI/AAAAAAAAF_k/eiKwTYC-a5so9sJYuyG2Pt_gt-s3qT05ACLcB/s1600/14-15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ySHvykkXUYI/WJKJPONlQPI/AAAAAAAAF_k/eiKwTYC-a5so9sJYuyG2Pt_gt-s3qT05ACLcB/s320/14-15.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_5l-UjADm8Q/WJKJPVE5UZI/AAAAAAAAF_s/Z7u4XIf4X5IYJCxnlMsgNlUr9vVapN4ZQCLcB/s1600/16-17.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_5l-UjADm8Q/WJKJPVE5UZI/AAAAAAAAF_s/Z7u4XIf4X5IYJCxnlMsgNlUr9vVapN4ZQCLcB/s320/16-17.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J2Y4owD6WKM/WJKJPU5LTHI/AAAAAAAAF_o/JIEzUWAiQZA97yLGJYDBK2ELE2A8k5sxACLcB/s1600/18-19.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-J2Y4owD6WKM/WJKJPU5LTHI/AAAAAAAAF_o/JIEzUWAiQZA97yLGJYDBK2ELE2A8k5sxACLcB/s320/18-19.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-72frEZgh6vs/WJKJSvdEhGI/AAAAAAAAF_0/Sc3Afk0WHjY1eJjuS7lIst3JejMbulAtACLcB/s1600/20-21.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="257" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-72frEZgh6vs/WJKJSvdEhGI/AAAAAAAAF_0/Sc3Afk0WHjY1eJjuS7lIst3JejMbulAtACLcB/s320/20-21.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh my god. I'm so excited about the Strength card. I'm so proud of that one and I love it so much. I also managed to cover most of the main characters of the main movies, which I'm happy about. I struggled a bit with the Justice card, I really couldn't come up with something good, so I picked a picture that seemed to show balance and duality to me. I don't know, it might be a stretch, but it works well enough in my head. Also, I'll have you know that I added the reflection and ripples effect to the Wheel of Fortune card, and I think it looks awesome. &nbsp;So, there's the majors. I had some trouble finding artwork sources, but I got as many as I could.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">soot sprite frame: https://www.redbubble.com/people/girlskater/works/21613437-soot-sprites-coming-out-from-corner?p=sticker</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">single soot sprite: http://cancersskinnylove.deviantart.com/art/Studio-Ghibli-s-Soot-Sprite-494142571</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Majors</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">0. <a href="http://alchemaniac.deviantart.com/art/Kiki-Delivery-Service-434514401">http://alchemaniac.deviantart.com/art/Kiki-Delivery-Service-434514401</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. <a href="http://advent-hawk.deviantart.com/art/My-Neighbour-Totoro-Studio-Ghibli-Fanart-647755299">http://advent-hawk.deviantart.com/art/My-Neighbour-Totoro-Studio-Ghibli-Fanart-647755299</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3. unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4. unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5. <a href="http://killergreenwp.deviantart.com/art/Spirit-of-forest-Princess-Mononoke-524561320">http://killergreenwp.deviantart.com/art/Spirit-of-forest-Princess-Mononoke-524561320</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. <a href="http://chernotrav.deviantart.com/art/Make-a-wish-262316546">http://chernotrav.deviantart.com/art/Make-a-wish-262316546</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7. <a href="https://www.behance.net/gallery/28776725/Ghibli-tribute-Porco-Rosso?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=transactional&amp;utm_campaign=project-published">https://www.behance.net/gallery/28776725/Ghibli-tribute-Porco-Rosso?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=transactional&amp;utm_campaign=project-published</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8. <a href="http://muju.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Mononoke-575484235">http://muju.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Mononoke-575484235</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=1895573">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=1895573</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10. screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11. <a href="http://ensoulifly.deviantart.com/art/Haku-and-His-Dragon-386352625">http://ensoulifly.deviantart.com/art/Haku-and-His-Dragon-386352625</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12. Artist is called kyara36 but has made work private so I can't link it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">13. <a href="http://mariposa-nocturna.deviantart.com/art/Hauru-355230105">http://mariposa-nocturna.deviantart.com/art/Hauru-355230105</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">14. <a href="http://blueludebar.tumblr.com/post/115891603268/after-the-war-this-movie-was-definitely-a">http://blueludebar.tumblr.com/post/115891603268/after-the-war-this-movie-was-definitely-a</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">15. <a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=32645208">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=32645208</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">16. screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">17. artist name: hii10, work was deleted from pixiv</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">18. unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">19.<a href="https://www.facebook.com/alkespage/photos/a.1614690548755153.1073741828.1614233192134222/1614692412088300/?type=1&amp;theater">https://www.facebook.com/alkespage/photos/a.1614690548755153.1073741828.1614233192134222/1614692412088300/?type=1&amp;theater</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">20. <a href="http://sugar-h.deviantart.com/art/Mononoke-Hime-334377055">http://sugar-h.deviantart.com/art/Mononoke-Hime-334377055</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">21. <a href="http://yuuike.deviantart.com/art/Laputa-Castle-in-the-Sky-467850255">http://yuuike.deviantart.com/art/Laputa-Castle-in-the-Sky-467850255</a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-1726217086782399862016-10-31T11:03:00.000-07:002016-10-31T11:13:27.226-07:00Sailor Pluto!God, this has been a hell of a project. &nbsp;So, continuing on with the staff. <br /><br />I knew I wanted to coat it in some good solid glue type stuff to protect it, all signs pointed to gesso being the best option, but also kind of expensive. Luckily, I found a recipe for homemade gesso. Well, I say homemade, mostly it just told me to mix regular joint compound and Elmer's glue all until I liked the consistency and go. I described this in my last post. So that's what I did.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O_805esS5mY/WBds6UPgehI/AAAAAAAAF60/-wMfihawaCIB4yEjy9DE6QqYrCbQspXEACLcB/s1600/20161026_163231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O_805esS5mY/WBds6UPgehI/AAAAAAAAF60/-wMfihawaCIB4yEjy9DE6QqYrCbQspXEACLcB/s320/20161026_163231.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">White goo! So I smeared it all over the staff, let it dry, and then sanded the hell out of it, and then did it all again. And again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zVuMEhzjU3o/WBdtiX6W8BI/AAAAAAAAF64/n1xdA7d7qoINxls3RJt7uJzhzaB5zjcDQCLcB/s1600/20161026_164853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zVuMEhzjU3o/WBdtiX6W8BI/AAAAAAAAF64/n1xdA7d7qoINxls3RJt7uJzhzaB5zjcDQCLcB/s320/20161026_164853.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">&nbsp;It was a lot of sanding. And it ended up all white and smooth and pretty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also needed to make some changes to the heart for the head, the garnet orb wasn't fitting correctly, it didn't look right and I couldn't figure out why. I eventually realized it was because the orb is supposed to go directly where the two sides meet at the bottom point, not inside the heart. &nbsp;So I had to cut a section out of my heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vw_ztegAJ7I/WBdu0CGlMgI/AAAAAAAAF7A/keqtwdTAipYV23wiM2U5J_AK4A-ZAfO0QCLcB/s1600/20161026_162540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vw_ztegAJ7I/WBdu0CGlMgI/AAAAAAAAF7A/keqtwdTAipYV23wiM2U5J_AK4A-ZAfO0QCLcB/s320/20161026_162540.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-In4QfNqFJUs/WBdu1Qjo85I/AAAAAAAAF7I/Ms0B4bZXdQkORZjXJCN8bAs8W9SgPNhawCLcB/s1600/20161026_162547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-In4QfNqFJUs/WBdu1Qjo85I/AAAAAAAAF7I/Ms0B4bZXdQkORZjXJCN8bAs8W9SgPNhawCLcB/s320/20161026_162547.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was a little terrifying cutting into my heart like that. Seeing a cross section of the inside was kind of cool though. I used the hacksaw to cut and then my dremel to round out the cuts to neatly fit the orb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_yImIPANSOs/WBdu1Ol6leI/AAAAAAAAF7E/e5BFOv15pgAJ_EHnKCb43HSCdZQyTfYOgCEw/s1600/20161026_162537.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_yImIPANSOs/WBdu1Ol6leI/AAAAAAAAF7E/e5BFOv15pgAJ_EHnKCb43HSCdZQyTfYOgCEw/s320/20161026_162537.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I then gesso'd and sanded my hearts as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_k7ymrRDQpA/WBdu7phbPkI/AAAAAAAAF7M/hPKvg8O6JVY3jFo1Vz3ch7fGs4oZTNhYQCEw/s1600/20161027_181831.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_k7ymrRDQpA/WBdu7phbPkI/AAAAAAAAF7M/hPKvg8O6JVY3jFo1Vz3ch7fGs4oZTNhYQCEw/s320/20161027_181831.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ROXf3KIB3pM/WBdu7sOpo2I/AAAAAAAAF7Q/oSvJNHgNVKUyFPYQ8pwYj7ZJK0q9pvR_QCEw/s1600/20161026_164832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ROXf3KIB3pM/WBdu7sOpo2I/AAAAAAAAF7Q/oSvJNHgNVKUyFPYQ8pwYj7ZJK0q9pvR_QCEw/s320/20161026_164832.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While my various layers of gesso were drying I went ahead and made my paper clay that I planned to use to make the cone at the top of the staff that the heart rests on, and for other little details on the staff. If you look in the above picture where the orb is in the heart, you might be able to see that I added some paper clay to the ends to mold perfectly around the orb so that it actually fit perfectly. It worked pretty well. If you're wondering, the recipe for the clay came from here: &nbsp;<a href="http://dahlhartlane.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-make-paper-clay.html">http://dahlhartlane.blogspot.com/2011/10/how-to-make-paper-clay.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FIqu6xJ1vO0/WBdvsiztr6I/AAAAAAAAF7U/aL15U3oWiGMDwK2MSCp04MtwRpzySTScwCLcB/s1600/20161027_193104.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FIqu6xJ1vO0/WBdvsiztr6I/AAAAAAAAF7U/aL15U3oWiGMDwK2MSCp04MtwRpzySTScwCLcB/s320/20161027_193104.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3mx95lXf8g/WBdvtGmxeYI/AAAAAAAAF7Y/y5iKLkabidI-BQNg6HtYuem6_W182A5cwCLcB/s1600/20161027_121012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l3mx95lXf8g/WBdvtGmxeYI/AAAAAAAAF7Y/y5iKLkabidI-BQNg6HtYuem6_W182A5cwCLcB/s320/20161027_121012.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As you can see, it has a pretty rough texture. I made a cone out of toilet paper rolls to be the size and shape I wanted and then covered it in the clay. I had intended to use the paper clay for the little bits along the outside of the heart just below the gold balls, but it was too sticky and difficult to work with, so I actually ended up making those out of Sculpey, interestingly enough, the leftover Sculpey I bought to make my earrings for this costume. &nbsp;That worked way better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubslpEhA5co/WBdxFpfVASI/AAAAAAAAF7k/xmltmLQsf3c8ouBmPOakBPQAKYcShHR6ACLcB/s1600/20161027_193043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ubslpEhA5co/WBdxFpfVASI/AAAAAAAAF7k/xmltmLQsf3c8ouBmPOakBPQAKYcShHR6ACLcB/s320/20161027_193043.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-luaLbAQHB20/WBdxF6NT8PI/AAAAAAAAF7o/FRQMLc3K6Gs8k8pz78OZY5IfRKVN7yuewCLcB/s1600/20161027_173724.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-luaLbAQHB20/WBdxF6NT8PI/AAAAAAAAF7o/FRQMLc3K6Gs8k8pz78OZY5IfRKVN7yuewCLcB/s320/20161027_173724.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just sculpted them while looking at reference pictures. I put the cone in the oven with the sculpey because it goes in at a pretty low heat and I was quickly running out of time on this project, I couldn't afford to wait two days for it to dry. I then managed to completely forget about these things and left them in the oven for like an hour. Luckily due to the low heat nothing worse than a little discoloration happened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tx5ae60ECd8/WBdx7N9R_-I/AAAAAAAAF7w/X2vZ9kXrOSsuGgkr9j2N5G89_TTvRuLRwCLcB/s1600/20161027_193050.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tx5ae60ECd8/WBdx7N9R_-I/AAAAAAAAF7w/X2vZ9kXrOSsuGgkr9j2N5G89_TTvRuLRwCLcB/s320/20161027_193050.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Haha, oops. Since I planned to paint everything though I wasn't too concerned. &nbsp;So then lots more sanding and dremeling happened. It took some effort to get that cone smooth and then get the grooves carved out in it, but I did it. I also had to cut grooves for the key pieces to fit in the side of the staff, which was way more difficult than I anticipated so the grooves weren't as deep as I planned, but I got them deep enough to work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xc9M7-JEFgA/WBdyc7kHIZI/AAAAAAAAF74/wPYiL-ZjjX8mJ_C-wYfqGbubCWqQfMBsACEw/s1600/20161027_220029.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xc9M7-JEFgA/WBdyc7kHIZI/AAAAAAAAF74/wPYiL-ZjjX8mJ_C-wYfqGbubCWqQfMBsACEw/s320/20161027_220029.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cone is a little lumpy but I'm not entirely unhappy with it. It just got hot glued to the top segment of the staff and then I cut a thick craft foam circle to fit inside the top to cover it. I glued it to the top of the wooden segment inside the cone and then all around the edges to get it secure and make a nice platform where the head of the staff was going to rest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7vsW_3datho/WBdyd7DufcI/AAAAAAAAF78/Zw_cnq8B-NQsyYyvvPFbyl8Pj2Q4bOHIgCEw/s1600/20161027_192919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7vsW_3datho/WBdyd7DufcI/AAAAAAAAF78/Zw_cnq8B-NQsyYyvvPFbyl8Pj2Q4bOHIgCEw/s320/20161027_192919.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-izwO7Qvyri0/WBdyd6gqjmI/AAAAAAAAF8A/QxDkGrtcbPoAw8xrzbgr4I3O2Mu3HiQ0QCEw/s1600/20161027_192923.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-izwO7Qvyri0/WBdyd6gqjmI/AAAAAAAAF8A/QxDkGrtcbPoAw8xrzbgr4I3O2Mu3HiQ0QCEw/s320/20161027_192923.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For these I basically dug the grooves with my dremel, and then filled them with glue and wedged the key pieces in there, making very very sure to line them up straight with each other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6CcxZ85xrdE/WBdzw--KyNI/AAAAAAAAF8M/Crpzj3jSDpY4T_UqfO9cpQZKDp2AqJekwCLcB/s1600/20161027_192907.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6CcxZ85xrdE/WBdzw--KyNI/AAAAAAAAF8M/Crpzj3jSDpY4T_UqfO9cpQZKDp2AqJekwCLcB/s320/20161027_192907.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had thought I would use my dremel to dig small grooves at the top and bottom of each Styrofoam ball, but I ended up not doing that, I liked the way it looked and I was tired of working with the dremel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WZjzeeIWlU4/WBd0bDYC_kI/AAAAAAAAF8Q/G0Yarp8Avi8FaaNa6QeymXxbBU_tspKEgCLcB/s1600/20161028_145255.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WZjzeeIWlU4/WBd0bDYC_kI/AAAAAAAAF8Q/G0Yarp8Avi8FaaNa6QeymXxbBU_tspKEgCLcB/s320/20161028_145255.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I finally attached the head, I basically just hot glued the shit out of it. I went with hot glue for all the attachments just because of how quick it sets. I didn't attach the gold balls yet because I still needed to paint the staff. I knew I'd have to repaint the garnet orb, but it just worked better to have that in already.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ei5MiCfRmG0/WBd07iStLaI/AAAAAAAAF8U/p8zXVDEaQPkSU48ur3lvQ51hPKLmlyjiACLcB/s1600/20161028_153657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ei5MiCfRmG0/WBd07iStLaI/AAAAAAAAF8U/p8zXVDEaQPkSU48ur3lvQ51hPKLmlyjiACLcB/s320/20161028_153657.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qkGMMyETxYw/WBd09wiIPvI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/l3MiImPTxocPNKUjSptdbjrnGHmstpNZgCLcB/s1600/20161028_153619.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qkGMMyETxYw/WBd09wiIPvI/AAAAAAAAF8Y/l3MiImPTxocPNKUjSptdbjrnGHmstpNZgCLcB/s320/20161028_153619.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally on to painting! First was priming. I loved this primer, it went on so smooth and nice, made everything look good. And I could sand it when it was dry, although I didn't really need to. By the time all my coats of primer were dry it was getting dark out so I had to relocate to the garage to do the silver paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ret0i4E66-g/WBd1fQZBxFI/AAAAAAAAF8c/m6OsA6DMlk8ol9cJDyB8mxCZ2qUT1Q7twCLcB/s1600/20161028_204908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ret0i4E66-g/WBd1fQZBxFI/AAAAAAAAF8c/m6OsA6DMlk8ol9cJDyB8mxCZ2qUT1Q7twCLcB/s320/20161028_204908.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did two coats of the silver, it was just one of those metallic silver paints. Didn't have any issues here either. Spray painting is usually pretty straightforward and easy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-296QwCyhV6c/WBd18yCI7DI/AAAAAAAAF8o/0R9Vi8OTSK8qGpl3eLjMOR9-1dzOcffGwCLcB/s1600/20161029_174030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-296QwCyhV6c/WBd18yCI7DI/AAAAAAAAF8o/0R9Vi8OTSK8qGpl3eLjMOR9-1dzOcffGwCLcB/s320/20161029_174030.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WqtdZYrsHSo/WBd18pYYxWI/AAAAAAAAF8k/YhxbyDP5WNMFaFPr1l7Ww0nbpE1TmvVqgCLcB/s1600/20161029_174035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WqtdZYrsHSo/WBd18pYYxWI/AAAAAAAAF8k/YhxbyDP5WNMFaFPr1l7Ww0nbpE1TmvVqgCLcB/s320/20161029_174035.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WqtdZYrsHSo/WBd18pYYxWI/AAAAAAAAF8k/YhxbyDP5WNMFaFPr1l7Ww0nbpE1TmvVqgCLcB/s1600/20161029_174035.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally I got to put it all together! Painted the garnet orb, glued on the gold balls. It all came together so neatly. I love the way it came out. (Don't you love the contrast of the first attempt at the staff just leaning there all curved by the pretty straight staff?) I &nbsp;mean, I can still see flaws and some day I think I'd like to redo this when I have better tools, but for what I was working with I'm pretty pleased.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l1kI8XvUGyA/WBd2vl19a9I/AAAAAAAAF8s/X1Ml4ncuRTApynb5TSZKiAPTLIZsLgG6QCLcB/s1600/20161029_174010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-l1kI8XvUGyA/WBd2vl19a9I/AAAAAAAAF8s/X1Ml4ncuRTApynb5TSZKiAPTLIZsLgG6QCLcB/s320/20161029_174010.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S_excGabq7M/WBd2wKF_18I/AAAAAAAAF8w/eMI-iXHORswqvhKE_GDYGn0267hX7u3wgCLcB/s1600/20161029_174016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S_excGabq7M/WBd2wKF_18I/AAAAAAAAF8w/eMI-iXHORswqvhKE_GDYGn0267hX7u3wgCLcB/s320/20161029_174016.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the last step, the wig for my costume. I wanted to combine the two wigs I bought to make one really thick wig. I almost didn't do this, but I got the staff done Friday night and had all day Saturday before the Halloween party to kill, so I went for it. It was tangly and tedious but I got it done.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yk-jLgKy4dU/WBd3TgQOxFI/AAAAAAAAF9A/lv146j3XfToAmhJPZIw9iiV_fl9V-TruACLcB/s1600/20161030_114250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yk-jLgKy4dU/WBd3TgQOxFI/AAAAAAAAF9A/lv146j3XfToAmhJPZIw9iiV_fl9V-TruACLcB/s320/20161030_114250.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Oh, another random accessory I threw in since I had some extra time, I made a little chain key belt! It doesn't look anything like the one Sailor Pluto actually wears, but it gets the idea across and I did &nbsp;make it with my little Sailor Moon pendants that I have, so they all fit the theme at least. Just a fun little bonus. If I ever take this to a convention I'll make a more accurate one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The End Result:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5VX6VhsRYs/WBd3SBpdlBI/AAAAAAAAF84/ujRNb2_DxSUvetAM-T-CGqZ8zatrUxfhwCEw/s1600/IMG_20161029_201752030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-R5VX6VhsRYs/WBd3SBpdlBI/AAAAAAAAF84/ujRNb2_DxSUvetAM-T-CGqZ8zatrUxfhwCEw/s400/IMG_20161029_201752030.jpg" width="225" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nVOiX7KjD3E/WBd3SM2BxmI/AAAAAAAAF88/jy0zx3iez1MS04TErsCu4ROTLfpj7RTcgCEw/s1600/IMG_20161029_201639471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nVOiX7KjD3E/WBd3SM2BxmI/AAAAAAAAF88/jy0zx3iez1MS04TErsCu4ROTLfpj7RTcgCEw/s400/IMG_20161029_201639471.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dude, I look pretty hot. Everything came together beautifully and I was so happy about it. I did learn some things I'd like to alter, the snaps in the crotch of my leotard are the biggest pains in the ass in the world and I need to change that, they come undone super easy but are damn near impossible to snap. And I think I should just sew the skirt on, I hated worrying about the snaps coming undone all night. I had to take the boots off towards the end of the party because heels like that kill my feet, but that's was expected. All in all it came together really well. And I won the costume contest. Got me a new shot glass. :D &nbsp;My staff took a little abuse at the party, it has some dings and scratches, and one of my friends accidentally knocked the small heart off the top, which is an easy fix. I actually had fixed it, but the staff fell over this morning and the heart fell off again along with two of the gold balls. :P &nbsp;Still easy fixes. I think I'm going to take my super fine sandpaper to the staff to smooth out the little dings, repaint the silver, and then coat the whole thing in polycrylic just to protect it. I didn't have time to do that for the party, but I think it needs to be done. I'd like to do some detailing and weathering with some black paint anyways. So I'm still gonna touch up the staff a bit just for my own entertainment. But all in all it was a success. &nbsp;I'm so freaking proud of this costume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before I go, Bonus Pic! You can kind of see my red contacts in this one. :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uW4ugxd0Ns/WBd4l3AOVVI/AAAAAAAAF9M/CYnG0YVvquw18uFymREu3aC8WX5je_YOwCLcB/s1600/IMG_20161029_231414227.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1uW4ugxd0Ns/WBd4l3AOVVI/AAAAAAAAF9M/CYnG0YVvquw18uFymREu3aC8WX5je_YOwCLcB/s320/IMG_20161029_231414227.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-72953220382023918352016-10-26T12:41:00.000-07:002016-10-26T12:48:12.253-07:00Prop making can be FUN. But not for me.So, I've been working on the staff, naturally. There's been a few... shall we say... hang ups along the way.<br /><br />So I showed you all the cut out pieces. I was able to successfully drill holes all the way through my wooden balls for the metal bolts to connect everything, that wasn't too bad.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yb5-oxBHXhs/WBD4oHJHHZI/AAAAAAAAF4U/Wpg79PeX_3MUzfDEOIJuj_WgaYbuivojgCEw/s1600/20161020_194822.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yb5-oxBHXhs/WBD4oHJHHZI/AAAAAAAAF4U/Wpg79PeX_3MUzfDEOIJuj_WgaYbuivojgCEw/s320/20161020_194822.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bIWS8EprdqI/WBD4nArA3NI/AAAAAAAAF4Q/-eHpvoogrzUQw2AsDHfhjo_CVr10eBihACEw/s1600/20161020_194820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bIWS8EprdqI/WBD4nArA3NI/AAAAAAAAF4Q/-eHpvoogrzUQw2AsDHfhjo_CVr10eBihACEw/s320/20161020_194820.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bIWS8EprdqI/WBD4nArA3NI/AAAAAAAAF4Q/-eHpvoogrzUQw2AsDHfhjo_CVr10eBihACEw/s1600/20161020_194820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This was my work space and tools. Yes, that is a clamp attached to a bar stool with a kettlebell to weigh it down. A bit ghetto, but it totally worked. The glass of water was there because I learned a lot about friction and the heat it generates here, and I needed to be able to cool the drill bit and to keep my sawdust from being lit on fire. I definitely made some smoke doing this.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So I drilled the wooden balls. After that I needed to cut down the metal bolts I was using, they were pretty long and I didn't want to have to drill holes quite that deep. I tried my dremel first with a cutting attachment, with the bolt secured in the clamp. It worked, but it was difficult to control. So next I went to my hacksaw.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0Kifam-2zm0/WBD4iS7P-7I/AAAAAAAAF4I/BxWB1v96PHgxXnbwjmLQThnwFfzaAfk0gCEw/s1600/20161020_194818.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0Kifam-2zm0/WBD4iS7P-7I/AAAAAAAAF4I/BxWB1v96PHgxXnbwjmLQThnwFfzaAfk0gCEw/s320/20161020_194818.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">This little guy. He's just a mini saw, but I figured he'd be big enough for my purposes. (That's what she said!) &nbsp;It was very difficult cutting the bolts with this, but easier to control than the dremel. But then halfway through the third or fourth bolt the blade on my saw broke. It was just the one that came with it in my tool kit, and I'd bought more some time ago so I'd have extras. I replaced the blade, and holy smooth easy cutting through solid metal, Batman! Apparently the blade that came on my saw was a shitty, shitty terrible blade, and when I replaced it with my decent ones, it just melted right through those bolts. It was wonderful. I got everything cut pretty easily.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Next, I went on to drill my holes in the wooden segments. Figured it couldn't be much harder than drilling the wooden balls had been. (That's what she... said?) But I was wrong. (Foreshadowing! Dun dun duuuuuunnnnnn!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I realized almost immediately something was different. I was drilling and drilling and drilling and almost nothing was happening. One quick google search later I come to realize the dowels I bought were OAK. Which is apparently an INTENSE HARDWOOD that usually requires INTENSE TOOLS and SPECIAL DRILL BITS to drill. Well that's good to know. So those were useless to me.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QpmoEfwgm-k/WBD4ibBeLmI/AAAAAAAAF4M/07ITkhRne04wQw2xFMXFSXjxwdmFDoFeQCEw/s1600/20161020_194815.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QpmoEfwgm-k/WBD4ibBeLmI/AAAAAAAAF4M/07ITkhRne04wQw2xFMXFSXjxwdmFDoFeQCEw/s320/20161020_194815.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So the next day I went to the craft store and bought some new wooden dowels made out of some kind of generic garbage wood I'm sure, I couldn't find out what but it didn't feel like oak. This meant of course that I had to cut the pieces apart myself since my step dad had done the others for me on his table saw and I didn't want to take the time to take these over there again. Luckily I had a hacksaw with a spiffy new blade on it. So I marked it out, clamped the dowels down and cut them my own damn self. It wasn't too hard, which reassured me that this wood was much softer. (Awww, that's what she said. :( &nbsp;) &nbsp;I had a few somewhat crooked cuts before I got the hang of it, but it wasn't too bad. And I was able to straighten those out with my dremel and a sanding bit. I then proceeded to drill the holes for the metal bolts in each segment. It all took me most of a day, what with having to recharge the cordless drill occasionally.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have since developed a strong hatred for cordless tools. Having to stop to charge a battery is just the worst thing ever.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q8KQH5iTMqI/WBD4ooVJibI/AAAAAAAAF4Y/JGPp3NpNpSg_4WPHmyrTRbH8FrH5trSEwCEw/s1600/20161020_194839.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q8KQH5iTMqI/WBD4ooVJibI/AAAAAAAAF4Y/JGPp3NpNpSg_4WPHmyrTRbH8FrH5trSEwCEw/s320/20161020_194839.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dwMXfUYGz0Y/WBD4iMxcX8I/AAAAAAAAF4E/MjloBl78o9IPha9yrlELJRa5UowhnB8CwCEw/s1600/20161020_194813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dwMXfUYGz0Y/WBD4iMxcX8I/AAAAAAAAF4E/MjloBl78o9IPha9yrlELJRa5UowhnB8CwCEw/s320/20161020_194813.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Look at those pieces starting to connect! It was fun to get a better visual for how it would look all put together. &nbsp;My joy was short lived however.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The next day, I began to assemble the pieces. Basically I'd dump a bunch of wood glue in the hole, put the metal bolt in, squish glue everywhere, and then slide the next piece over the bolt, with it's corresponding hole also filled with wood glue. Glue would just squish everywhere again, effectively covering both sides of the connecting pieces as well as the metal bolt. I went through so many paper towels cleaning up excess glue. I eventually got my proportions down so I didn't squish quite so much. I ended up having to give up on the idea of having it screw apart in segments for transporting because I needed a bigger drill bit to install the hardware for it, and I didn't have one, I'd been using the biggest one my brother had for his drill for the bigger posts for the joints anyways, and I didn't want to go buy a new drill bit. So I just glued the posts in without the extra screwing hardware.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">As I assembled the pieces though, I began to realize that not one of these holes was drilled straight. And most of them didn't line up with each other. I mean, in retrospect this isn't surprising. I'm only human, with my imperfect unsteady hand, the chances that I could drill a bunch of perfectly centered absolutely straight holes are basically zero. If I'd had a drill press maybe I could have pulled it off, but I did not. As the pieces went together I just felt this horrible sick feeling when I realized how drunkenly crooked this thing was going to look. I almost quit halfway through, but I finished assembling just to see how it would turn out, all the while coming up with a plan B in my head. This was the result:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-om6P5MtNM3U/WBD47_V2FEI/AAAAAAAAF4w/M1b3Mp4UMaAjcSKIcu0ZHVhF0oJ8L2huQCEw/s1600/20161025_182126.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-om6P5MtNM3U/WBD47_V2FEI/AAAAAAAAF4w/M1b3Mp4UMaAjcSKIcu0ZHVhF0oJ8L2huQCEw/s320/20161025_182126.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Look at that nasty, drunken curvy piece of crap. It's like it's not even trying!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PMqW1AfQvjM/WBD4wKbNbwI/AAAAAAAAF4c/0-T5q0wEiXkon_P1zdUcKriEYo0hHXyVwCEw/s1600/20161025_182110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PMqW1AfQvjM/WBD4wKbNbwI/AAAAAAAAF4c/0-T5q0wEiXkon_P1zdUcKriEYo0hHXyVwCEw/s320/20161025_182110.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Wildly off center.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VN3DwijtS-k/WBD4yvdggQI/AAAAAAAAF4g/UDfpHxnv6M0331of7JLYtttebGAJdsR8wCEw/s1600/20161025_182116.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VN3DwijtS-k/WBD4yvdggQI/AAAAAAAAF4g/UDfpHxnv6M0331of7JLYtttebGAJdsR8wCEw/s320/20161025_182116.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying for a goddamn 45 degree angle there? What was this?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lPBoGBtjrQU/WBD40uFVwPI/AAAAAAAAF4k/xeeVH2sDA80rfXCe3HmVg6MGG4uM9IYBwCEw/s1600/20161025_182121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lPBoGBtjrQU/WBD40uFVwPI/AAAAAAAAF4k/xeeVH2sDA80rfXCe3HmVg6MGG4uM9IYBwCEw/s320/20161025_182121.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just... How drunk was I while drilling? (Zero. The answer is zero drunk. I have no excuse.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And upon further inspection after the glue had set, it's not even a sturdy hold, the whole thing bends and warps even further than this if you leave it standing. It's own weight warps it! UUUUUUHHHG. &nbsp;I HATE IT SO MUCH.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There was no way I could use it. Stu and Rachel (my roommate) tried so hard to convince me that it didn't look as bad as I thought, and maybe it didn't, maybe I'm just sunk into that creative place where all you can see is the flaws in your project, but all I knew is I couldn't live with this. I probably could have improved it with some sanding and gesso and more sanding, but at this point I didn't even want to look at this thing, much less put more effort into it. So I ditched it. I had another plan.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Luckily, plan B was an inexpensive and fairly simple one, and even more luckily, I had enough leftover pieces from the first one that I could return to stores to get enough money back that I wouldn't have to spend anymore to restart. Nothing could give me back my time and effort though... Sigh....</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So this time, I bought the same wooden dowel, and a big bag of 1.8" styrofoam balls. Using my dremel I hollowed out the balls, making a hole big enough for the dowel to pass through, and just slid the balls into position, after I had measured and marked out every segment of the staff on the new dowels.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1EJC5eKWGA/WBD47d3CSkI/AAAAAAAAF4s/ECCtcIEMfwEZOgjXsz0zEoUGdd9C_y3NwCEw/s1600/20161025_182151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-r1EJC5eKWGA/WBD47d3CSkI/AAAAAAAAF4s/ECCtcIEMfwEZOgjXsz0zEoUGdd9C_y3NwCEw/s320/20161025_182151.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;I had to trim them down a bit to get the right length, and I had to do one join in the middle since I couldn't get just one dowel that was long enough, but by drilling very carefully I was able to make that one join pretty near perfect.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6xI2c5nwN5k/WBD47HY-QKI/AAAAAAAAF4o/vlIgLYPaBHYb3KKf93spdFYkJwNTk0FpQCEw/s1600/20161025_190142.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6xI2c5nwN5k/WBD47HY-QKI/AAAAAAAAF4o/vlIgLYPaBHYb3KKf93spdFYkJwNTk0FpQCEw/s320/20161025_190142.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Look at that beautiful son of a bitch. It's ever so slightly off center, but that's easily fixed with some gesso and sanding. It was also a little crooked, but apparently they were crooked in opposite ways because I was able to twist them to make them align and stand up straight. You can't see it here, but I actually took a small piece of cardstock covered in wood glue and stuck it in between the two segments on one side just to make sure it was perfectly straight. Then once the glue was dry I just trimmed and sanded the extra cardstock away so it's totally invisible. I also drilled one more wooden ball for the one that's on the base of the staff, I knew styrofoam would be completely unacceptable for that one, the weight resting there would crush it. Luckily I had extras. And I was just using the pieces of metal bolts I had cut off earlier for support, they worked perfectly.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OFecDDZiO3w/WBD5CyHO93I/AAAAAAAAF48/dOPTnbf6tVcORccM_Bt4gk-7_Sv2Q5m4ACEw/s1600/20161025_215956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OFecDDZiO3w/WBD5CyHO93I/AAAAAAAAF48/dOPTnbf6tVcORccM_Bt4gk-7_Sv2Q5m4ACEw/s320/20161025_215956.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Look how lovely and straight it is! I just brushed wood glue over the places where the balls went and then slid them in place. Worked like a charm. I then coated the styrofoam balls in a thick layer of mod podge which has made them significantly stronger. The next step is coating them in gesso to smooth them. Well, when I say gesso, I mean what is essentially homemade gesso, a combination of joint compound and white glue that serves the same purpose as gesso and is a million times cheaper.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have also put a few more layers of papier mache on the hearts for the head, and I've painted the smaller balls that go in various places, as well as the actual garnet orb.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hknmvzM3M6k/WBD5COilmvI/AAAAAAAAF44/hS7ZTHOJRWMWR2jGRnW-47c1iO3NH9sJwCEw/s1600/20161025_213244.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hknmvzM3M6k/WBD5COilmvI/AAAAAAAAF44/hS7ZTHOJRWMWR2jGRnW-47c1iO3NH9sJwCEw/s320/20161025_213244.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-58qczGB_ulg/WBD5B5Yia8I/AAAAAAAAF40/pc0obNIvY6wiM__7WmnfDNJBBn8b7_dXwCEw/s1600/20161025_213241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-58qczGB_ulg/WBD5B5Yia8I/AAAAAAAAF40/pc0obNIvY6wiM__7WmnfDNJBBn8b7_dXwCEw/s320/20161025_213241.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Those are just terrible pictures, my apologies. But you get the idea. I have also done away with the idea of trying to make the orb light up. I bought some dollar store LED candles with that thought in mind, but I cannot come up with a way to make the candles invisible while also being replaceable for when the battery runs out. So due to the time crunch, I'm not worrying about that. Maybe some other time if I redo this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was almost offensive to me how much easier this was. This version took me a quarter of the time and a tenth of the effort of the other terrible one. I should have just done this from the beginning. It would have been much cheaper too. Well, a little cheaper, I wouldn't have needed so many metal bolts, but those were like a buck each. The price difference wasn't really that much. Mostly it's the lost time and effort that I'm unhappy about. I have a Halloween party this Saturday and I have my doubts about whether Sailor Pluto is actually gonna have her Time Key Staff in time. &nbsp;Man I wish I could really stop time...</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-27560127255630904992016-10-18T10:32:00.001-07:002016-10-18T10:32:25.403-07:00So much costume progress!Okay, so we're getting somewhere now. For reference, I've been using mostly this tutorial for making the costume: <a href="http://youcancosplay21.tumblr.com/post/46384010954/firsttimecosplayer-sailor-fuku-cosplay" target="_blank">http://youcancosplay21.tumblr.com/post/46384010954/firsttimecosplayer-sailor-fuku-cosplay&nbsp;&nbsp;</a><br /><br />So, I cut down the fabric for the skirt, I ended up cutting it to 12" long total, the bottom was already hemmed, so that's 12" with the hem finished on the bottom. I repleated everything and stitched it down, and then, based on the tutorial I was using, cut the V shape into the front and back, but I didn't cut my V as deep as the tutorial did. I believe in front I cut it to 10" and in back I cut it to 11". I have very long legs, I didn't want the skirt to end up too short.<br /><br />I made the padded hip rolls with the same tutorial and sewed the skirt to it, it turned out to be kind of a perfect length. Still short, like it's supposed to be, but not so short I'm uncomfortable in it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LFJ-_zByz38/WAZP9d1KcnI/AAAAAAAAF2Y/Y9zEnH1xj1QWAP8dbmvI1DuiQjIp0RdiACLcB/s1600/20161011_213605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LFJ-_zByz38/WAZP9d1KcnI/AAAAAAAAF2Y/Y9zEnH1xj1QWAP8dbmvI1DuiQjIp0RdiACLcB/s320/20161011_213605.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ignore the dirty mirror. I should really learn to clean my mirrors before taking selfies in them, this isn't the first time I've made this mistake. Anyways, this is before the skirt was fastened down, so it's hanging a little low. I did end up sewing the collar to the leotard, I had intended to just do snaps so it could be removable and replaced with a different colored collar if I ever make a Sailor Jupiter costume, which is the next one I'd want to do, but I decided I didn't want to fight with it. But it only has two lines of stitches going down around the collar in front, it would be really easy to remove and replace if I wanted to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the bows I used this tutorial:&nbsp;<a href="http://amishanda.deviantart.com/art/Sailor-Moon-and-Sailor-Scout-Bow-Tutorial-363194911">http://amishanda.deviantart.com/art/Sailor-Moon-and-Sailor-Scout-Bow-Tutorial-363194911</a>&nbsp; There is one for the bows with the other tutorial, but I like the look of these ones better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IfG8xKtCidU/WAZSX0Ff3jI/AAAAAAAAF2o/KQtA5RbkihkAJbzFfH6MtJePDnrSsui0QCLcB/s1600/20161013_174851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IfG8xKtCidU/WAZSX0Ff3jI/AAAAAAAAF2o/KQtA5RbkihkAJbzFfH6MtJePDnrSsui0QCLcB/s320/20161013_174851.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cjVQPhFwGvI/WAZSXv6rMrI/AAAAAAAAF2k/FJumM_Za2YckBRf7rGPWA5x4u4RNQ58cwCLcB/s1600/20161013_174855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cjVQPhFwGvI/WAZSXv6rMrI/AAAAAAAAF2k/FJumM_Za2YckBRf7rGPWA5x4u4RNQ58cwCLcB/s320/20161013_174855.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My front bow is roughly 13"x11", with the tail being 15"x9" or so. I think. I honestly don't remember, haha. I'm just pretty sure I added an inch on the measurements in the tutorial because I wanted a little more oomph. I think the back bow is 15x13 with the tails being 17"x11". The front bow is pretty perky, but the back bow droops a bit, I'm thinking about adding a few hidden stitches to the bow to make it stand up, but I haven't decided exactly how to work that yet. I was worried the front of the collar was too narrow, but I think it looks fine. The skirt is attached with four snaps, one on front and back and one on each hip. So far the one snap in back holds up the bow just fine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With that, all the sewing is done. I only need two more accessories:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sLwyP3gbsjM/WAZTzgEdd3I/AAAAAAAAF2w/KsCSW2hS44wVYF-P5oBYXtmfVHhm0rh8ACLcB/s1600/20161013_184424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sLwyP3gbsjM/WAZTzgEdd3I/AAAAAAAAF2w/KsCSW2hS44wVYF-P5oBYXtmfVHhm0rh8ACLcB/s320/20161013_184424.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UvcN9BkK6GI/WAZTx1pU-3I/AAAAAAAAF2s/QOHZvbxgcH0lLmuCs_6Pg5P8wSH_XpanACLcB/s1600/20161013_184950.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UvcN9BkK6GI/WAZTx1pU-3I/AAAAAAAAF2s/QOHZvbxgcH0lLmuCs_6Pg5P8wSH_XpanACLcB/s320/20161013_184950.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Jewelry! I made the earrings myself out of Sculpey using a youtube video I found ages ago. The choker gem I bought off of Catzia's Collectibles on Etsy, which is the same place I bought the tiara, although I realize I don't have a picture of it. I had to attach a little metal loop to the back of the gem so I could attach it to the choker, which is just a black ribbon with eyelets in it to connect everything. So now, technically, I can dress as Sailor Pluto more or less completely. I still want to pump up the wig by sewing the two I have together, but technically it works as it is. And of course, I don't have the staff yet.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">SO.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Staff work.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Man, this thing is a hell of a project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I already showed you the paper pattern for the head. Well I traced it onto cardboard twice:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v7femu6qW1c/WAZVZZiQNiI/AAAAAAAAF24/pQEV9_VrmNQbc_CS16rXTZXie715LRxCACLcB/s1600/20161005_141114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-v7femu6qW1c/WAZVZZiQNiI/AAAAAAAAF24/pQEV9_VrmNQbc_CS16rXTZXie715LRxCACLcB/s320/20161005_141114.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Twice for front and back of the big main heart piece and the little one that goes on top. My experience with expanding insulation foam is that you want to do it all in one go, there's no spraying one side and letting it set then spraying the other because the foam hardens in the nozzle of the can and then that can is just done.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJHrK6J41nQ/WAZV1xvpr2I/AAAAAAAAF28/pGYnBo9Xf0goZdV6dqGaTEUPyXT5uxa8ACLcB/s1600/20161005_141119.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJHrK6J41nQ/WAZV1xvpr2I/AAAAAAAAF28/pGYnBo9Xf0goZdV6dqGaTEUPyXT5uxa8ACLcB/s320/20161005_141119.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My weapon of choice. Great Stuff Gap Filler, the kind meant to fill gaps larger than 1". This is actually a leftover can from when I made my sewing mannequin, you remember Space Princess? I kinda wondered if it would still be good. And gloves, because goddamn do I remember what a pain in the ass it is to get this stuff off your skin.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zc1jbWOafTM/WAZWSKCwRtI/AAAAAAAAF3A/QPGUF2WVbEI0kSPbdF5ima42wF8bXSnNQCLcB/s1600/20161005_141542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zc1jbWOafTM/WAZWSKCwRtI/AAAAAAAAF3A/QPGUF2WVbEI0kSPbdF5ima42wF8bXSnNQCLcB/s320/20161005_141542.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And spray! The little hearts were too small to try and outline them so I just straight up covered them in foam. Too much is better than not enough, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Incidentally, the really big heart piece there is for a different project, that is eventually going to be a large replica of Majora's Mask that I am going to hang on my wall. Basically it's just something else I've been wanting to make and I wanted to have something else to do to make sure I didn't waste any of my can of foam, because I knew it wouldn't take a whole can just for the head of my staff. It'll be a bit before I get to really working on that mask, but rest assured, you shall get updates when I do.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfApmEHs0bU/WAZXFIT5rJI/AAAAAAAAF3E/lRwmCxh22QILkOqu1DBwT_7sdO3Ffdp9gCLcB/s1600/20161005_212939.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-yfApmEHs0bU/WAZXFIT5rJI/AAAAAAAAF3E/lRwmCxh22QILkOqu1DBwT_7sdO3Ffdp9gCLcB/s320/20161005_212939.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I let them sit for like a day, which is longer than necessary, but I just didn't have time to get to them sooner. I brought them in and kind of roughly trimmed them with a serrated knife. As you can see, I still hadn't cut out the middle of the small heart.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--bX8jE3DakM/WAZXfWd15KI/AAAAAAAAF3I/f1YiqygAEqUzAGYhihcWFAybdIM2bsbVQCLcB/s1600/20161014_133304.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/--bX8jE3DakM/WAZXfWd15KI/AAAAAAAAF3I/f1YiqygAEqUzAGYhihcWFAybdIM2bsbVQCLcB/s320/20161014_133304.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later, I VERY CAREFULLY cut the cardboard away from one half of each piece, and then glued the foam to the cardboard of the other half, making a very thick foam sandwich. You can see the line of the cardboard in the middle of the small piece. Obviously these pieces are way too huge for my purposes, but that just gives me lots of room for error, right?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UqLBqs1TKuY/WAZYBHVp6KI/AAAAAAAAF3M/LrXiCX2rPlQ-SbtFO4PFB1KktWkK4nObACLcB/s1600/20161014_174441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UqLBqs1TKuY/WAZYBHVp6KI/AAAAAAAAF3M/LrXiCX2rPlQ-SbtFO4PFB1KktWkK4nObACLcB/s320/20161014_174441.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Still using the serrated knife, I trimmed the pieces down even more. Look at that pile of scrap! I tried to use a utility knife for this at one point, but you really need the serrated blade to bite into the foam.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ_X7uY8hOM/WAZYVScZA0I/AAAAAAAAF3Q/h1GHglOpzLgi6VgKj1A2zTW23eyAa-kPQCLcB/s1600/20161014_174447.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QZ_X7uY8hOM/WAZYVScZA0I/AAAAAAAAF3Q/h1GHglOpzLgi6VgKj1A2zTW23eyAa-kPQCLcB/s320/20161014_174447.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Haha, god, look how lumpy and uneven and malformed those look at this stage. It's so bad! &nbsp;My confidence wavered a bit here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a40GVwALbu0/WAZYphBmmOI/AAAAAAAAF3U/xe1tN0j5orsat3PiEYBDCiD7Dadf_E4IwCLcB/s1600/20161017_191538.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-a40GVwALbu0/WAZYphBmmOI/AAAAAAAAF3U/xe1tN0j5orsat3PiEYBDCiD7Dadf_E4IwCLcB/s320/20161017_191538.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But then my Dremel entered the picture. I just used a basic sanding bit and just smoothed and trimmed and rounded everything. Look how pretty they are now! Not like 100% perfect or anything, but pretty damn good, enough that it made me happy.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--GHuj5h7mNo/WAZZC7sf-8I/AAAAAAAAF3Y/1hZ5ZaXcOhwSWibZZa9ou8Kvz99M6aAfwCLcB/s1600/20161017_195954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--GHuj5h7mNo/WAZZC7sf-8I/AAAAAAAAF3Y/1hZ5ZaXcOhwSWibZZa9ou8Kvz99M6aAfwCLcB/s320/20161017_195954.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next step is covering everything in papier mache. This is kind of funny actually, I was trying to figure out where I was gonna get the paper for this step, I certainly don't get the newspaper and I don't think I know anyone who does, and I'm not gonna go out and buy one. And then suddenly it occurred to me, we have had a phone book sitting on our front step for literally months, it's actually less useful than a newspaper and we'd all been too lazy to pick it up and throw it away. It was just waiting for me. So I finally brought it in and shredded a bunch of pages. The paste is just a basic flour and water mixture, boiled. You can find a million recipes for it online. Incidentally the little round thing is a clear plastic Christmas ornament I found at a craft store and it will be my Garnet Orb in the staff. It's covered in papier mache because I want to paint it and I didn't think paint would stick to the plastic very well.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the step I'm at now, these pieces are still sitting on my kitchen table drying. I want to add a few more layers of papier mache just for strength, then everything will be sanded smooth, sprayed with Plasti-Dip and then painted. I'm going to be making paper clay for some of the details on the staff, but I'll document that more when I actually do it.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have all the pieces for the rest of the staff ready to go as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--0mkYJ_vrPg/WAZad5qKunI/AAAAAAAAF3g/RneEt96duzUHIE3Nw6qG2JafcwSq0CZNgCLcB/s1600/20161017_210802.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--0mkYJ_vrPg/WAZad5qKunI/AAAAAAAAF3g/RneEt96duzUHIE3Nw6qG2JafcwSq0CZNgCLcB/s320/20161017_210802.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's supposed to be one more segment at the bottom, I forgot about it before taking this picture. Basically I will be drilling holes through everything and gluing those metal bolts in the holes to connect everything as firmly as possible. I'm very proud of those key shaped bits too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jImzBfLHYWY/WAZa9iNHisI/AAAAAAAAF3k/GLfjS_F_TUQlSLBXZ3nxpX9n5afkEnj8QCLcB/s1600/20161005_150850.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jImzBfLHYWY/WAZa9iNHisI/AAAAAAAAF3k/GLfjS_F_TUQlSLBXZ3nxpX9n5afkEnj8QCLcB/s320/20161005_150850.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I just used lined notebook paper, a ruler and some close up reference pictures of those pieces of the staff and kind of drew it out by hand until I liked the way it looked and felt like it matched the staff pretty well. I traced those onto a plank of wood I bought from the craft store with vague intentions of cutting them out with my Dremel or a hacksaw, but it took all of 30 seconds of trying that to realize that super wasn't going to work. Luckily, my stepdad is very handy and owns just ALL the tools, so I took the stuff over there and he cut it out for me with his jig saw.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XpZhEz6MsY0/WAZbCt3UWvI/AAAAAAAAF3o/8Ktt-wcpREkHRfgA1T3Fux_i0A1LN4IOwCLcB/s1600/20161017_210816.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XpZhEz6MsY0/WAZbCt3UWvI/AAAAAAAAF3o/8Ktt-wcpREkHRfgA1T3Fux_i0A1LN4IOwCLcB/s320/20161017_210816.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PL9p7KpuODA/WAZbCstsKYI/AAAAAAAAF3s/68aJ1y3ShyokTvMbVWTqPlVGRL27Qmo3gCLcB/s1600/20161017_210808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PL9p7KpuODA/WAZbCstsKYI/AAAAAAAAF3s/68aJ1y3ShyokTvMbVWTqPlVGRL27Qmo3gCLcB/s320/20161017_210808.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They still need some sanding and refining of course, but I'm pretty pleased with how they came out. My stepdad also cut my wooden dowel into the segments I needed, which saved me all kinds of time and effort. Man, I need to get my own power saw...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyways, that's where we're at now. I'll be doing more papier mache tonight, and either some drilling or wig sewing. Probably drilling. I can bring the wig to work with me and do it there, but I can't do the drilling. &nbsp;And somewhere in here I have to find time to finish my daughter's Sailor Chibi Moon costume. Sigh. And here I thought I was gonna have plenty of time. That's what I get for moving too slowly on things.</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-74835899605831640462016-09-28T11:45:00.000-07:002016-09-28T11:45:15.813-07:00Sailor Pluto ProgressSo, I'm very slowly making progress on my Sailor Pluto costume. It doesn't go very quickly, which is why I started now even though I intend for it to be a Halloween costume.<br /><br />First, I finished my leotard.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b3pfJxl75h8/V-v2rveFIVI/AAAAAAAAF0U/db_WCRctp9UD0V8ItzpNNfJWqjco3JGFACLcB/s1600/20160911_000352.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b3pfJxl75h8/V-v2rveFIVI/AAAAAAAAF0U/db_WCRctp9UD0V8ItzpNNfJWqjco3JGFACLcB/s320/20160911_000352.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TkGW2HOq17s/V-v2d9d2_-I/AAAAAAAAFz8/L6QT26F_XWQ10JqmafQDO5UOV_tU7FP3QCLcB/s1600/20160910_223254.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TkGW2HOq17s/V-v2d9d2_-I/AAAAAAAAFz8/L6QT26F_XWQ10JqmafQDO5UOV_tU7FP3QCLcB/s320/20160910_223254.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0KEL_QjnC4/V-v2iuU7HXI/AAAAAAAAF0I/6XnCcZXdMoQgmjxFn-EBmX_EzlOp_G1zACLcB/s1600/20160910_223316_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0KEL_QjnC4/V-v2iuU7HXI/AAAAAAAAF0I/6XnCcZXdMoQgmjxFn-EBmX_EzlOp_G1zACLcB/s320/20160910_223316_001.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0KEL_QjnC4/V-v2iuU7HXI/AAAAAAAAF0I/6XnCcZXdMoQgmjxFn-EBmX_EzlOp_G1zACLcB/s1600/20160910_223316_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0KEL_QjnC4/V-v2iuU7HXI/AAAAAAAAF0I/6XnCcZXdMoQgmjxFn-EBmX_EzlOp_G1zACLcB/s1600/20160910_223316_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">It fits perfectly. I realize it looks a little awkward in the picture, I had not yet sewn in the snaps in the crotch, I was just checking fit. This it with the slimming leotard underneath as well. I was able to put the seam at the bust line like I wanted to give the illusion of the breastplate thing, and I actually added a few layers of quilt batting to the top part just to emphasize it. Also when I actually wear this costume I will be wearing an absurdly padded bra just to get me closer to that anime style bust size. :P</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I also tried adding an actual corset underneath everything:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bSFr_1pO1lA/V-v2mbm79CI/AAAAAAAAF04/fdUL_VfssMo2TR8OBzKZNfhy1N2WAo39wCEw/s1600/20160910_223926.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bSFr_1pO1lA/V-v2mbm79CI/AAAAAAAAF04/fdUL_VfssMo2TR8OBzKZNfhy1N2WAo39wCEw/s320/20160910_223926.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zAAOog5a34I/V-v2mCSQzfI/AAAAAAAAF04/wUaS3zgRKug4WUGWRMIoqZZ30KlHeh0qQCEw/s1600/20160910_223916.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zAAOog5a34I/V-v2mCSQzfI/AAAAAAAAF04/wUaS3zgRKug4WUGWRMIoqZZ30KlHeh0qQCEw/s320/20160910_223916.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I mean, obviously it adds some weird lines at the bottom, and there are ridges where the bones of the corset are, but I don't think that bothers me. And adding the corset tucks in my waist to also got me closer to those anime proportions. So I will probably go ahead and wear a corset with this costume. The collar is done too, but I forgot to take pictures of it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">So, when I first started planning this costume, I was going to be doing it with my friend Sheali who was going to be Sailor Saturn. So we decided to do the super sailor version just to make her life easier, because regular Sailor Saturn has that crazy crystal brooch and winged sleeve thingies. All the super sailors have simple heart shaped brooches and just the little extra sheer bit added to the sleeves, not to difficult. But since I'm now doing this on my own, I don't want to do the super version. But I'd already bought the heart shaped brooch. I attempted to sand it into a round shape, but it was going to end up too small. And take eight million years to get it to look nice again. &nbsp;So I just bought a new one:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-20DLWpL_src/V-v22KyG5PI/AAAAAAAAF04/wsBbwihiZ-8WbEST5Gd1xhaz2Ay6MJBQwCEw/s1600/20160927_211507.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-20DLWpL_src/V-v22KyG5PI/AAAAAAAAF04/wsBbwihiZ-8WbEST5Gd1xhaz2Ay6MJBQwCEw/s320/20160927_211507.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Starlit Creations on Etsy, just a great shop. It's the same one where I bought the heart shaped ones to begin with. I'm very happy with it.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Also the little bottles you see in the background are my tinted contact lenses:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ocISce4NT8/V-v2xnseolI/AAAAAAAAF04/Pm0PebSuM4wyZI5zGDK3KKrbTroF3xrrQCEw/s1600/20160927_211446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--ocISce4NT8/V-v2xnseolI/AAAAAAAAF04/Pm0PebSuM4wyZI5zGDK3KKrbTroF3xrrQCEw/s320/20160927_211446.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IrtcG0OcGOs/V-wJNCEW5WI/AAAAAAAAF1E/3PWAHNG05hQnQ6KrNYm7baRkNiqfDLIHwCLcB/s1600/ICK-Garnet-Red-500x500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-IrtcG0OcGOs/V-wJNCEW5WI/AAAAAAAAF1E/3PWAHNG05hQnQ6KrNYm7baRkNiqfDLIHwCLcB/s200/ICK-Garnet-Red-500x500.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The boots came out really nicely, too. &nbsp;So, like I said earlier, I was just going to cut down a pair of thigh high boots to the correct shape:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QVTUeFxJCZA/V-wJk5pMOBI/AAAAAAAAF1Q/-K8rrz4xKRAgLHUsqO-_Jo9d4fpJsynmgCLcB/s1600/20160908_204022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QVTUeFxJCZA/V-wJk5pMOBI/AAAAAAAAF1Q/-K8rrz4xKRAgLHUsqO-_Jo9d4fpJsynmgCLcB/s320/20160908_204022.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">To create the white trim I used bias tape, but the stuff I had wasn't wide enough, so I ironed it flat and then refolded it to the width I wanted.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4foICvBMFSM/V-wJj7FqpPI/AAAAAAAAF1I/VqdbTjpCh8QPxmOX9wloqNVobNVERNh4gCLcB/s1600/20160910_130112.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4foICvBMFSM/V-wJj7FqpPI/AAAAAAAAF1I/VqdbTjpCh8QPxmOX9wloqNVobNVERNh4gCLcB/s320/20160910_130112.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">The fabric was rather thin and see through, plus I immediately had concerns about stains and general grunginess that is attracted to white fabric. So I added a coat of clear polycrylic, which of course made it more see through, so I then painted over it with a layer of white acrylic paint, and then another coat of polycrylic. The white cuffs are now very stiff, but after lining the inside with some satin ribbon, it's not uncomfortable. And my white borders are stain proof, which is the main goal. It took much longer than I felt like it should have to get the fabric arranged and sew on, but the end result is good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-juGN-livfKA/V-wJym8yJiI/AAAAAAAAF1g/WW3pAInmU6MdPppp_7YWF2oC_CCgN_5YACLcB/s1600/20160927_211739.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-juGN-livfKA/V-wJym8yJiI/AAAAAAAAF1g/WW3pAInmU6MdPppp_7YWF2oC_CCgN_5YACLcB/s320/20160927_211739.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sigh. I just hate pointed toe shoes. I feel like the look weird. They don't, as far as I can tell, I'm pretty sure its just the view from above that looks weird to me, but no one else. I'm just crazy. And the pointed toe is probably good, because it's supposed to make your legs look longer, and those anime sailor scouts are like 90% leg.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The skirt is in progress now, this is the fabric with all the pleats pinned down:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2sygFjrQuPk/V-wJkruyFkI/AAAAAAAAF1M/ehVJ_zLu40ke-r4kMTuTWn8GZGCCqsjyQCLcB/s1600/20160911_204443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2sygFjrQuPk/V-wJkruyFkI/AAAAAAAAF1M/ehVJ_zLu40ke-r4kMTuTWn8GZGCCqsjyQCLcB/s320/20160911_204443.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, it's too long. I was just going to leave the pleats as they were and cut the skirt shorter, but then that messes with the precise measuring I did for the width of each pleat, so I think I'm going to have to cut the fabric down and then just repleat it, which is mildly annoying. But I want it to be right, I want to make sure the skirt is full enough. I'm fully prepared to make a mini petticoat if I must to fill it out. I have black tulle even. Reality defying anime outfits are so annoying! And this one isn't even one of the most difficult ones. I'm just picky.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm also gradually, very gradually, working on the staff. The picture on the left is a general pile of supplies, wooden board for the key parts, wooden balls for the round parts, etc. I even found the correct hardware to install screw parts in the staff so it can be taken apart if necessary. The picture on the right is my paper pattern for the head, along with my notes on the size and shape of each segment of the staff. There's a whole second page of those you can't see. The paper pattern will be transferred to cardboard which will be sprayed with expanding foam, carved, covered in paper mache and painted. I don't yet have all the orb parts for the head of the staff, I'm not quite sure how I'm doing that yet.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RKdSEoMP0mU/V-wJsKe5f6I/AAAAAAAAF1U/MC5PQaLXlZQI9Ioi7KJiVLltX7WJQZiNgCLcB/s1600/20160926_193706.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RKdSEoMP0mU/V-wJsKe5f6I/AAAAAAAAF1U/MC5PQaLXlZQI9Ioi7KJiVLltX7WJQZiNgCLcB/s320/20160926_193706.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v89jwkryrgQ/V-wJzJ8jouI/AAAAAAAAF1k/obtXJ9pWrxM1F8oMcIGjYbOz55B9dI5CACLcB/s1600/20160927_211742.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v89jwkryrgQ/V-wJzJ8jouI/AAAAAAAAF1k/obtXJ9pWrxM1F8oMcIGjYbOz55B9dI5CACLcB/s320/20160927_211742.jpg" width="240" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The gloves are done as well:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYIMYSQVSeM/V-wJsLqBBgI/AAAAAAAAF1Y/kUJKcTJce20SFQEt7S4CC8YLN9lnnzV_wCLcB/s1600/20160927_211649.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IYIMYSQVSeM/V-wJsLqBBgI/AAAAAAAAF1Y/kUJKcTJce20SFQEt7S4CC8YLN9lnnzV_wCLcB/s320/20160927_211649.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0-1DbxYwnaw/V-wJsP4DPJI/AAAAAAAAF1c/5MnYF9RXIC4rzBdXyPO7RizyxTyNraeQQCLcB/s1600/20160927_211645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0-1DbxYwnaw/V-wJsP4DPJI/AAAAAAAAF1c/5MnYF9RXIC4rzBdXyPO7RizyxTyNraeQQCLcB/s320/20160927_211645.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I now understand why people use cording to fill the cuffs. I did quilt batting, and while it seems puffy enough, it flattens out when I wear it. Sewing channels around cording just seems so annoying though! Sigh. But there's a decent chance I'm gonna redo this if I have enough fabric left, which it looks like I will. Fuller puffs will just look so much nicer. This isn't bad, but I can probably do better. But if I redo it, it will be after absolutely everything else is done and I just have some time left, because this is fine. It just could be better.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">However, while making the gloves I tried to make my serger finish the edges, with like four layers of quilt batting in there. The end result was my serger freaked the hell out and something got knocked way, way out of alignment, making my serger unusable. So my serger is in the shop right now and I've kind of put sewing on hold until I get it back. I can redo the skirt pleats and whatnot without it, but I really want it for finishing. So my attention is shifting towards the staff right now, since I don't need the serger to do that. I'm making progress....</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-23716847957674003022016-09-08T14:54:00.000-07:002016-09-08T14:55:50.997-07:00Too much downtime? Time to blog again I suppose. I'm a sporadic blogger. You know this. Don't judge me.<br /><br />Anyways.<br /><br />I do have a few new projects to blog about. This first one is nearly a year old... haha, oops.<br /><br />So I needed a Christmas gift for my boyfriend. I'd known him for a little while now, but this was the first gift giving opportunity I'd had for him. Well, technically the second, but I let his birthday slip by, and then of course he got me a fantastic gift for my birthday, a little stuffed beefalo from Don't Starve, that I just love to pieces.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VHMsw8YHL5A/V9GzzP-gF2I/AAAAAAAAFyE/-IZ9vy_vqeQLAohmqXL8XcB3Jn9jZxevgCLcB/s1600/20160908_125144.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VHMsw8YHL5A/V9GzzP-gF2I/AAAAAAAAFyE/-IZ9vy_vqeQLAohmqXL8XcB3Jn9jZxevgCLcB/s320/20160908_125144.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>See? There he is, hanging out with Chester on my desk at work. I named him Bill. Beefalo Bill. And of course then I felt bad for not getting him a birthday present, so I wanted to make the Christmas gift awesome.<br /><br />So, Stu loves older classic video games, he likes to watch a lot of speedruns and things like that, and one of his favorites is Mega Man. I had previously seen other things where people would crochet afghans of 8 bit characters using granny squares for the pixels, and I'd always wanted to try it. So I found a good image of classic Mega Man, and using Excel I drew it out, and filled the blocks with the corresponding colors so I would know how many blocks of each color I needed to make. The pattern, if you want it, looks like this:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j6wZ11I5IaI/V9G1F78Lp3I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/bblge1DLrT4ziTrFU9h4itnbyXNZtxYIgCLcB/s1600/megaman.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="384" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j6wZ11I5IaI/V9G1F78Lp3I/AAAAAAAAFyQ/bblge1DLrT4ziTrFU9h4itnbyXNZtxYIgCLcB/s640/megaman.png" width="640" /></a></div><br />I was shooting for a roughly full/queen sized blanket. I found a simple pattern online for a solid block granny square, and left off the last round so each square ended up about 2" across. I thought about making the squares bigger, but the blanket would have ended up massive and taken way longer and way way way more yarn. As it was I severely underestimated how long it would take to make it. I knew Stu was going to visit his parents for Christmas and wouldn't be home until a little bit after that, so I had a grace period, but as the time came, it turns out I only had the squares for Mega Man himself done, hadn't even started the background yet. He looked great, all sewn together, but I knew I'd be at this for months if I made squares for the background too. So I ended up just doing endless row upon row of solid double crochets for the backdrop. Still took a while, but much less time. And it made him stand out a bit more. I completed him right around New Year's.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZwdcsghUM/V9G2g--fMHI/AAAAAAAAFyY/v13VbE7rWDkVAWbppmc8f6mXjQs493XogCLcB/s1600/20151231_004211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F4ZwdcsghUM/V9G2g--fMHI/AAAAAAAAFyY/v13VbE7rWDkVAWbppmc8f6mXjQs493XogCLcB/s640/20151231_004211.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Stu loved it, and still uses it every night as his comforter at home. :D<br /><br />So, I am also starting a new project. Well, I say starting, it's one that's been half in the works for years, but I've never been able to finish it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bIQ832Mt7po/V9G4p12PhuI/AAAAAAAAFyg/iITuLuDynFEYhreEuhHxKWHxps7uboBQACLcB/s1600/khanna266-4466412_343_500.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bIQ832Mt7po/V9G4p12PhuI/AAAAAAAAFyg/iITuLuDynFEYhreEuhHxKWHxps7uboBQACLcB/s1600/khanna266-4466412_343_500.jpg" /></a></div><br />This bitch.<br /><br />That's right, I've finally decided that this year is when I will finally finish my Sailor Pluto costume and achieve my dream of having a sailor senshi costume.<br /><br />I intended to do it last year, but when October hit I was too busy doing things like getting divorced and moving out to my own place to be able to do something like create a detailed costume for myself. I had already bought a brooch and some gloves and a wig, so at least that stuff is already done this year. Although that isn't much, there's still a lot to do. I have some plans, and I'm going to put it all here just to organize my thoughts in my head.<br /><br />Boots- I have a pair of black thigh high boots that I bought several years ago and have worn exactly zero times. Turns out without a specific costume in mind there's really no reason for me to own thigh high boots. So I'm going to cut them down and add the white stripe and they'll be perfect.<br /><br />Gloves- bought last year, as I said. Hilariously enough it took three tries to get the right gloves. I wanted them matte, not shiny satin and apparently lots of sellers think matte means "SUPER SHINY NASTY CHEAP LOOKING SATIN."I had some disagreements with some merchants. But I did finally find a good pair, I just need to add the black cuffs to them, which will maybe take me a half hour, if I do it in slow motion. :P<br /><br />Leotard- this is a two phase thing. part one is actually a white body shaper leotard that I have purchased. At the time I bought it because of my self consciousness with my weight, I thought I could use it to slim down a bit and look better. I have since lost a bunch of weight (more on that later) and am less worried about it, but I'm still going to use it just for smoothing everything. The second part is a white leotard I'm going to make. I can't just wear the body shaper because it's too sheer. I have started on this, I'll provide more details on what I'm doing once I'm done with this list.<br /><br />Skirt- I'm going to sew this. I have this really nice matte part cotton part satin fabric that's thick and lovely and I am very excited to see how it turns out.<br /><br />Collar- Same.<br /><br />Bows- Same. I have some burgundy of the exact same fabric that's just perfect.<br /><br />Choker- I mean, it's really just a ribbon. Not a big issue. Although it occurs to me that I don't actually have any black ribbon... Haha. Might have to go get that. For the gem on the choker I intended to find something at the craft store but I found an Etsy seller who makes really nice looking gems intended for Sailor Pluto, so I decided to just go with that.<br /><br />Earrings- Pluto's are fairly distinctive. I found a youtube video with a very detailed walkthrough to make them out of oven bake clay, which I have done and was fairly pleased with them. I think I made them too small though, I might redo it. We'll see.<br /><br />Tiara- I was going to make one out of foam, but I found an Etsy seller- the same one I bought the choker gem from- that makes really lovely ones out of brass. I do not have the capability to work with metal, and these ones are so pretty. Which how much this costume means to me and how perfect I want it to be, I decided to splurge and go ahead and buy it. It's in the mail now, I can't wait to see it.<br /><br />Brooch- purchased off of Etsy last year. Pretty sure I know where it is...<br /><br />Hair- Like I said, I bought a wig. And then just a few weeks ago I found the same wig for much cheaper. So I bought it again. I have a tutorial for how to take a wig apart and sew it into another wig to make it thicker and nicer, and in every picture, Pluto's hair is impossibly thick. I know I won't get it anywhere near hers because I have to live in reality where we have physics, but that doesn't mean I can't try and make my hair a little thicker at least. Plus with adding more hair I can style it better.<br /><br />Eyes- I have bought some burgundy tinted contact lenses just to make sure I get every detail right.<br /><br />The Time Key Staff- Ooooohhhh this is the big one. But if I'm going to do this I'm gonna do it right. I'm pretty sure this is doable. Wooden dowel for the main part, cut in segments with steel rods and screws added so that it can be twisted apart for easy storage and transportation. Details will be created out of foam covered in paper mache for sturdiness, I think, and the top part will be carved foam and probably some kind of Christmas ornament for the orb. My plan is still very vague for this part, and I think a lot of it will depend on what I can find.<br /><br />So, I said I had started on the leotard. Now, I've done EXTENSIVE research on techniques and tutorials and patterns and whatnot for this pattern. There is one particular pattern that is recommended time and time again for sailor scout outfits, but of course it's an old discontinued pattern and not super easy to find. I'm sure I could find something, but turns out I'm too cheap if I think I can do it myself. So I'm starting with trying to make my own pattern. <br /><br />I started with an old swimsuit:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24yRUl8TzrQ/V9HBzYLD6hI/AAAAAAAAFy4/pjZ_4aCRoCU4ouGIHxiuvySdfwim08RJACLcB/s1600/20160907_194014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-24yRUl8TzrQ/V9HBzYLD6hI/AAAAAAAAFy4/pjZ_4aCRoCU4ouGIHxiuvySdfwim08RJACLcB/s320/20160907_194014.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Still fits and everything, it just got all faded in the sun so I quit wearing it. So I cut it to pieces.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-paECGuhJ5DI/V9HCClMDjPI/AAAAAAAAFy8/qPdXebXadq4kJCBohcLoFnDRC7j2Ca71gCLcB/s1600/20160907_195518.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-paECGuhJ5DI/V9HCClMDjPI/AAAAAAAAFy8/qPdXebXadq4kJCBohcLoFnDRC7j2Ca71gCLcB/s320/20160907_195518.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Removed the bit of ruched fabric in front, the elastic from the butt, and cut across the middle to lengthen the whole thing, due to my white fabric not having enough stretch vertically. I have concerns about my fabric not being quite right, but we'll see what happens. I cut that out and sewed the pieces together to come up with something that fit almost perfectly. Still too short for my torso, but everything else was good.<br /><br />I took the white fabric pieces apart, and in the interest of symmetry cut them in half and traced one half onto paper (adding two inches of length in the middle) twice, flipped one side over and taped them together for a reasonably functional looking pattern.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-seF1YK1ZZEk/V9HDK2I-aFI/AAAAAAAAFzI/Xmn7yTn8T78XxK6ALTw77XCwUKBnSL_kgCLcB/s1600/20160907_204913.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-seF1YK1ZZEk/V9HDK2I-aFI/AAAAAAAAFzI/Xmn7yTn8T78XxK6ALTw77XCwUKBnSL_kgCLcB/s320/20160907_204913.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Uhg. Not gonna lie, I hate how wide that pattern looks. But it does have to stretch all the way around me. And it really did fit nicely in the mockup. I've cut out the actual pieces now and will sew them together soon to see how it looks.<br /><br />The problem I've run into now is that I don't have enough fabric to make the breastplate thing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S9lGiK6WBVM/V9HEEAJwaDI/AAAAAAAAFzQ/idZtSO4W-l8FN2Jx3Eqha5R8u25GYyNagCLcB/s1600/croppluto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-S9lGiK6WBVM/V9HEEAJwaDI/AAAAAAAAFzQ/idZtSO4W-l8FN2Jx3Eqha5R8u25GYyNagCLcB/s320/croppluto.jpg" width="168" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You know, that thing. The top part of the leotard. Most cosplayers interpret that as a whole second piece that they make and attach over top. I do not have enough fabric left to do that and I don't really want to go get more. So I'm hoping that the extra two inches of length I added to the patterns will be just slightly too long so I can just cut a seam there and sew it back together to make that line. If not I suppose I'll just have to go get more fabric.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So! Another thing. I mentioned I lost a bunch of weight. Well, I have had a few previous posts on this blog where I've complained about my weight. (Oh, 162 lb Jessica, how silly and naive you were.) Well, I continued to gain weight. All my attempts to fix it were half assed and quickly petered out. But then my marriage started falling apart. I realized I wanted to leave but it took me about another year to do so. And in that year the stress of it went and doubled my weight gain. Not my weight, my weight gain. I weighed in at one point at 194 pounds. Then I finally moved out and all that stress lifted and I realized that this whole thing was bullshit and it was time to get real. I hated my body, but I was starting to annoy myself by complaining about it. My opinion was if you're not doing anything to fix it, then quit bitching about it.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I started collecting workout videos on Pinterest and I bought a kettlebell. Just a little 15 pounder. And somehow, I'm really not sure how, I came up with the willpower to get up early before work and workout. I've always been so, so bad at it. It was patchy there for a bit. Anytime I was hungover, or just really tired I'd skip the workout. But then I started getting stronger.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think the real tipping point was near the beginning of March I did a 2 week clean eating challenge, one that had all the meals planned out and a grocery shopping list and everything. I followed it pretty closely, not perfectly but any subs I made were within the basic guidelines of the plan. And I focused really hard on my workouts. As a result I learned of a lot of healthy foods I liked, quinoa, kale, sweet potatoes, chickpeas. And I started to get some momentum on my workouts, I got on a streak. And I didn't want to break that streak. I don't remember if I missed any workouts in March, but I don't think so. And I lost 8 pounds that month.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Since then my workout streak has remained unbroken. I workout every day I go to work. Holidays are an exception, I get an extra rest day then, and I don't workout on weekends. Eating healthy has gotten easier, and I still allow indulgences on weekends. I couldn't keep up that weight loss pace and still keep my sanity, but I've settled at a pretty solid 3 or so pounds a month. I've lost more than 20 pounds and gained muscles I forgot I had. I had to buy heavier kettlebells, twice! And I can do push ups again! Like, 4 or 5 maybe, but still! I was only able to do that in high school when I was in color guard.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I have a few before and after pictures, but no really good current ones, I'll post something once I get those taken. But there is a very visible difference, I fit into my clothes again and I feel amazing. Basically, everything is awesome right now. :)</div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-26387406368373219792015-10-09T14:28:00.001-07:002015-10-09T14:28:29.656-07:00Muffins!<p dir="ltr">Applesauce Oatmeal Muffins<br>Yield: 12 muffins</p><p dir="ltr">Ingredients:<br>3 tbsp Oil<br>1/2 cup Milk<br>1/2 cup Brown sugar<br>1/2 cup Oatmeal<br>1 1/4 cup Flour<br>3/4 tsp Cinnamon<br>1 Egg<br>1 tsp Baking powder<br>3/4 tsp Baking soda<br>1 cup Applesauce<br>1/2 cup Oatmeal, topping<br>2 tbsp Brown sugar, topping<br>1/4 tsp Cinnamon, topping<br>2 tbsp Butter, melted, topping</p><p dir="ltr">Instructions:<br>Mix batter ingredients, do not overmix. Spoon into muffin pan.<br>Mix topping ingredients, top muffins before baking.<br>Bake at 400&#176; for 15 min.</p>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-61986745435918081182015-07-16T15:28:00.005-07:002015-07-16T15:28:49.794-07:00Avatar: The Cups SuitWell, here it is. I'm done. I just cranked out two decks pretty quickly. The cups suit went pretty easily. I love my couples artwork. And do you see how good I was? I only included canon couples and my love of Zuko and Katara as a couple is nowhere reflected in this deck. I love that pairing, so very very much, but it didn't happen and I didn't include any of my shipping artwork. And I have some pretty ones too. Sigh. Oh well. I have some good ones of Aang and Katara too. Although it was tough to find Zuko and Mai. I guess the fandom doesn't like her much. Oh, I never mentioned what I learned yesterday when I made my wands card. I learned that the Avatar fandom doesn't give a fuck about Ty Lee unless she's having sex with Azula. Fanart of Tylee just by herself almost doesn't exist. But I can find all the porn in the world of Tylee and Azula. That was not what I was looking for however. At least I managed to find something.<br /><br />Also, check out that nine of cups. Oh my god, I was so excited when I made that decision. That may be the most perfect choice I've ever made for the wishes granted card. God, that one makes me so happy.<br /><br />Now, to make some box designs and send it all to print!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0KePCOSil-M/VagvUXeCYNI/AAAAAAAAFsY/nQ-ZE117rqI/s1600/aces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0KePCOSil-M/VagvUXeCYNI/AAAAAAAAFsY/nQ-ZE117rqI/s320/aces.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dpnwmonQoGI/VagvQgfMhUI/AAAAAAAAFrY/1JEKFtSXE7Q/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-dpnwmonQoGI/VagvQgfMhUI/AAAAAAAAFrY/1JEKFtSXE7Q/s320/2s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MPEZ67AjbcE/VagvQuv-5XI/AAAAAAAAFrQ/n0v1iSl-T4w/s1600/3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MPEZ67AjbcE/VagvQuv-5XI/AAAAAAAAFrQ/n0v1iSl-T4w/s320/3s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-npKHok0r67U/VagvRb-AvsI/AAAAAAAAFro/7z4KAwtpao4/s1600/4s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-npKHok0r67U/VagvRb-AvsI/AAAAAAAAFro/7z4KAwtpao4/s320/4s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ce5-q5ztddQ/VagvRkNR_YI/AAAAAAAAFrw/XLSoO0nZahA/s1600/5s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ce5-q5ztddQ/VagvRkNR_YI/AAAAAAAAFrw/XLSoO0nZahA/s320/5s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rseT-qSu5Oc/VagvRzlA8TI/AAAAAAAAFrs/QtMwlEvUpmk/s1600/6s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rseT-qSu5Oc/VagvRzlA8TI/AAAAAAAAFrs/QtMwlEvUpmk/s320/6s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4VtcGLwdtPk/VagvSuqnqXI/AAAAAAAAFsM/Jw-FzLYajVY/s1600/7s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4VtcGLwdtPk/VagvSuqnqXI/AAAAAAAAFsM/Jw-FzLYajVY/s320/7s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_R1wp5Wx0o/VagvTDVSqMI/AAAAAAAAFsA/n2mx6tLAg1Q/s1600/8s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-u_R1wp5Wx0o/VagvTDVSqMI/AAAAAAAAFsA/n2mx6tLAg1Q/s320/8s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfTRa1QECMY/VagvTXvY8AI/AAAAAAAAFsE/F5SbBFK3RfA/s1600/9s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EfTRa1QECMY/VagvTXvY8AI/AAAAAAAAFsE/F5SbBFK3RfA/s320/9s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqxwqagBQrw/VagvQv43zhI/AAAAAAAAFrU/zTDqtKfp1Pg/s1600/10s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZqxwqagBQrw/VagvQv43zhI/AAAAAAAAFrU/zTDqtKfp1Pg/s320/10s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--auupO0dJGc/VagvV8KkaSI/AAAAAAAAFso/OsZFA8l2Jhk/s1600/pages.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/--auupO0dJGc/VagvV8KkaSI/AAAAAAAAFso/OsZFA8l2Jhk/s320/pages.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JEZh1b5V5TM/VagvVW1WRFI/AAAAAAAAFsc/i8s4VQQDYm0/s1600/knights.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JEZh1b5V5TM/VagvVW1WRFI/AAAAAAAAFsc/i8s4VQQDYm0/s320/knights.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vN70y7_ezY8/VagvWLwvoVI/AAAAAAAAFss/qPOHjLaOnUE/s1600/queens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vN70y7_ezY8/VagvWLwvoVI/AAAAAAAAFss/qPOHjLaOnUE/s320/queens.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pFhzPh60w0o/VagvUxsiOEI/AAAAAAAAFsU/U99y6VrRXXM/s1600/kings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pFhzPh60w0o/VagvUxsiOEI/AAAAAAAAFsU/U99y6VrRXXM/s320/kings.png" width="192" /></a></div><br />Sources<br /><br />ace.<a href="http://stasysolitude.deviantart.com/art/Kataang-week-Friday-268318927">http://stasysolitude.deviantart.com/art/Kataang-week-Friday-268318927</a><br />2.<a href="http://viria13.deviantart.com/art/Enjoy-the-silence-304054426">http://viria13.deviantart.com/art/Enjoy-the-silence-304054426</a><br />3.<a href="http://bambz-art.deviantart.com/art/Esteemed-Congrats-Party-332701655">http://bambz-art.deviantart.com/art/Esteemed-Congrats-Party-332701655</a><br />4.unknown<br />5.unknown, possible an edited screenshot?<br />6.<a href="http://nekokonut2.tumblr.com/post/105345139592/youre-really-pretty-i-am-yeah-you-are">http://nekokonut2.tumblr.com/post/105345139592/youre-really-pretty-i-am-yeah-you-are</a><br />7.<a href="http://penbee-of-treewood.deviantart.com/art/Alternate-Heaven-and-Earth-40945989">http://penbee-of-treewood.deviantart.com/art/Alternate-Heaven-and-Earth-40945989</a><br />8.<a href="http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=20720826">http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&amp;illust_id=20720826</a><br />9.<a href="http://hawkeyewong.deviantart.com/art/Sokka-121276976">http://hawkeyewong.deviantart.com/art/Sokka-121276976</a><br />10.<a href="http://queenofthecute.deviantart.com/art/In-The-Family-Way-Colored-167833801">http://queenofthecute.deviantart.com/art/In-The-Family-Way-Colored-167833801</a><br />page. <a href="http://garlicableningen.tumblr.com/post/22670076649/bolin-in-suit-appreciation-post-i-know-everyone">http://garlicableningen.tumblr.com/post/22670076649/bolin-in-suit-appreciation-post-i-know-everyone</a><br />knight.<a href="http://ctchrysler.tumblr.com/post/62115602468/my-legend-of-korra-returns-set-is-finished-it">http://ctchrysler.tumblr.com/post/62115602468/my-legend-of-korra-returns-set-is-finished-it</a><br />queen. <a href="http://nymre.tumblr.com/">http://nymre.tumblr.com/</a> -post deleted<br />king. <a href="http://marcelperez.deviantart.com/art/AVATAR-COLLECTION-03-Tenzin-512009056">http://marcelperez.deviantart.com/art/AVATAR-COLLECTION-03-Tenzin-512009056</a><br /><div><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-88786826067993857682015-07-15T16:26:00.000-07:002015-07-15T16:26:11.111-07:00Avatar:The Wands Suit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All right, well, I guess I am making pretty decent time on these. Wands seemed to go a little easier than the other suits. I'm pretty pleased with this suit, although I did have to rearrange my royalty for a bit. For some reason I had planned to make Zuko the king of cups. Ummm... what? He's clearly the king of wands. So then Ozai got demoted from royalty altogether, he was originally my king of wands. And Tenzin will be the king of cups. I don't know why I did that, maybe I just wrote it down wrong? It makes not sense. But I have been trying very hard to get this done, because I'm sending this and the pinup deck to print at the same time, no reason to pay shipping twice. I just need to finish this. One more suit to go, and I already have artwork picked out for a few of the cups cards, and ideas for some of the others. So hopefully it won't take too long.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKObY_HH5RI/VabqXT-2LzI/AAAAAAAAFqQ/SEKTFMwExFs/s1600/aces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jKObY_HH5RI/VabqXT-2LzI/AAAAAAAAFqQ/SEKTFMwExFs/s320/aces.png" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E7EY3hUm_dw/VabqNxM1e6I/AAAAAAAAFpM/9zMy9Qg4S-M/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E7EY3hUm_dw/VabqNxM1e6I/AAAAAAAAFpM/9zMy9Qg4S-M/s320/2s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x4CYRvRh7Sg/VabqNgdldqI/AAAAAAAAFpI/EWxXwl_gog0/s1600/3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-x4CYRvRh7Sg/VabqNgdldqI/AAAAAAAAFpI/EWxXwl_gog0/s320/3s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xN3JwfQn6B0/VabqPTy2VNI/AAAAAAAAFpg/anaOEIHVFcA/s1600/4s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xN3JwfQn6B0/VabqPTy2VNI/AAAAAAAAFpg/anaOEIHVFcA/s320/4s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1cTGu_TViR0/VabqSFt3xiI/AAAAAAAAFpo/CWX6FpJ5hFk/s1600/5s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1cTGu_TViR0/VabqSFt3xiI/AAAAAAAAFpo/CWX6FpJ5hFk/s320/5s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ft2k2Ro-Nu4/VabqR0ytv8I/AAAAAAAAFps/60XXQfgun1A/s1600/6s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ft2k2Ro-Nu4/VabqR0ytv8I/AAAAAAAAFps/60XXQfgun1A/s320/6s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iarbLjkcPR0/VabqTSIxLiI/AAAAAAAAFp0/saMHMCK8wDE/s1600/7s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iarbLjkcPR0/VabqTSIxLiI/AAAAAAAAFp0/saMHMCK8wDE/s320/7s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jcCyMAb3Tf8/VabqVXZQ18I/AAAAAAAAFqI/x3FucM8MVaw/s1600/8s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jcCyMAb3Tf8/VabqVXZQ18I/AAAAAAAAFqI/x3FucM8MVaw/s320/8s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BfLuIPEEb2E/VabqU-6ROMI/AAAAAAAAFqA/JNZV2YBY4cY/s1600/9s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BfLuIPEEb2E/VabqU-6ROMI/AAAAAAAAFqA/JNZV2YBY4cY/s320/9s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r4bRFMBg3i4/VabqNzcdWpI/AAAAAAAAFpQ/-MebB0CSOeQ/s1600/10s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-r4bRFMBg3i4/VabqNzcdWpI/AAAAAAAAFpQ/-MebB0CSOeQ/s320/10s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0hSKRSzccpI/VabqbLHRGpI/AAAAAAAAFqo/OgtNxkRu_sg/s1600/pages.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0hSKRSzccpI/VabqbLHRGpI/AAAAAAAAFqo/OgtNxkRu_sg/s320/pages.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRY_bRSyeVQ/VabqY2QllnI/AAAAAAAAFqg/2OIQKO4mPSo/s1600/knights.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CRY_bRSyeVQ/VabqY2QllnI/AAAAAAAAFqg/2OIQKO4mPSo/s320/knights.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXzX-psAzEI/VabqbWVaf-I/AAAAAAAAFqs/4sdvongnaCA/s1600/queens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UXzX-psAzEI/VabqbWVaf-I/AAAAAAAAFqs/4sdvongnaCA/s320/queens.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FzeYJ296eG0/VabqXt9aRMI/AAAAAAAAFqU/zqqqUafj64Q/s1600/kings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FzeYJ296eG0/VabqXt9aRMI/AAAAAAAAFqU/zqqqUafj64Q/s320/kings.png" width="192" /></a></div><br />Sources<br />ace. <a href="http://kianart.tumblr.com/post/48989870761/aangs-first-sweet-tats">http://kianart.tumblr.com/post/48989870761/aangs-first-sweet-tats</a><br />2.http://nymre.tumblr.com/ - post deleted<br />3.<a href="http://metaa.deviantart.com/art/The-Avatar-s-Granddaughter-403143796">http://metaa.deviantart.com/art/The-Avatar-s-Granddaughter-403143796</a><br />4.<a href="http://illictic.deviantart.com/art/I-d-Love-To-501323111">http://illictic.deviantart.com/art/I-d-Love-To-501323111</a><br />5.<a href="http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Ozai-298732048">http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Ozai-298732048</a><br />6.screenshot<br />7.Flow Like Water by ~EonForgery on deviantART- removed<br />8.unknown<br />9.<a href="http://seventypercentethanol.tumblr.com/post/46391514929/last-stand-and-the-iron-sky-watched-all-of">http://seventypercentethanol.tumblr.com/post/46391514929/last-stand-and-the-iron-sky-watched-all-of</a><br />10.<a href="http://sbel02.deviantart.com/art/Commission-End-of-the-cliff-479106950">http://sbel02.deviantart.com/art/Commission-End-of-the-cliff-479106950</a><br />page. <a href="http://polarbeardog.tumblr.com/post/27615015822/pinkelastic-discogirlcomingthrough-do-you">http://polarbeardog.tumblr.com/post/27615015822/pinkelastic-discogirlcomingthrough-do-you</a><br />knight.<a href="http://scotty9359.deviantart.com/art/I-AM-MELON-LORD-307194711">http://scotty9359.deviantart.com/art/I-AM-MELON-LORD-307194711</a><br />queen. <a href="http://artgerm.deviantart.com/art/Korra-311214718">http://artgerm.deviantart.com/art/Korra-311214718</a><br />king. <a href="http://ninjatic.deviantart.com/art/Prince-Zuko-117214484">http://ninjatic.deviantart.com/art/Prince-Zuko-117214484</a><br /><div><br /></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-13193678552740406722015-07-14T12:37:00.007-07:002015-07-14T12:37:47.658-07:00Avatar: The Pentacles Suitokay, so I realize this may make it look like I got through this suit really fast, but in the interest of total honesty, I had everything but the ten and the royalty done before I got distracted by the pinups. So it didn't really take me long to finish it up. But I feel like this suit turned out pretty well. My biggest concern is that my picture of Uncle Iroh is too aggressive for the king, but upon further study, I don't think so. The king of pentacles does have power and discipline in his personality, which I would say is definitely part of Iroh. And I think it makes sense to show his less gentle side for this position. Plus, that is my all time favorite view of Iroh. I mean, good god, man, he is going to wreck some shit.<br /><br />I was also worried that Ursa wasn't an important enough character to be in the royalty, but she makes such a good queen of pentacles. And after discussing it with Amanda I decided that her impact on her children was strong enough to justify it. Plus she's so pretty!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tn_AcvfUvaA/VaVj0_c59qI/AAAAAAAAFn0/dq2aIxbboQ0/s1600/aces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Tn_AcvfUvaA/VaVj0_c59qI/AAAAAAAAFn0/dq2aIxbboQ0/s320/aces.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V47Hh_QugyY/VaVjxwJHSCI/AAAAAAAAFnI/HDbH5Ydowzk/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-V47Hh_QugyY/VaVjxwJHSCI/AAAAAAAAFnI/HDbH5Ydowzk/s320/2s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ywIbWy0853A/VaVjx6q0C6I/AAAAAAAAFnM/1iX7VVtETyE/s1600/3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ywIbWy0853A/VaVjx6q0C6I/AAAAAAAAFnM/1iX7VVtETyE/s320/3s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fb7Wqt61mYQ/VaVj2Uf_IGI/AAAAAAAAFoY/FB2pIqReKuE/s1600/queens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fb7Wqt61mYQ/VaVj2Uf_IGI/AAAAAAAAFoY/FB2pIqReKuE/s320/queens.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7JT5g1VC6A4/VaVj1cbynEI/AAAAAAAAFn4/Y7_9h0FmOZU/s1600/kings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7JT5g1VC6A4/VaVj1cbynEI/AAAAAAAAFn4/Y7_9h0FmOZU/s320/kings.png" width="192" /></a></div><br />sources:<br />ace.<a href="http://ry-spirit.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-The-Last-Toy-Vendor-473575816">http://ry-spirit.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-The-Last-Toy-Vendor-473575816</a><br />2. <a href="http://anghuiqing.deviantart.com/art/Firebender-504092094">http://anghuiqing.deviantart.com/art/Firebender-504092094</a><br />3.<a href="http://quirkilicious.deviantart.com/art/Fire-Trio-131816712">http://quirkilicious.deviantart.com/art/Fire-Trio-131816712</a><br />4.<a href="http://falballa.deviantart.com/art/Spark-318369451">http://falballa.deviantart.com/art/Spark-318369451</a><br />5.<a href="http://minuiko.deviantart.com/art/Korra-be-a-good-boy-301211868">http://minuiko.deviantart.com/art/Korra-be-a-good-boy-301211868</a><br />6.Mordaunt on deviantART-deleted<br />7.<a href="http://society6.com/product/avatar-spirit-of-the-moon_print#1=45">http://society6.com/product/avatar-spirit-of-the-moon_print#1=45</a><br />8.<a href="http://kelly1412.deviantart.com/art/Bitter-Work-Toph-trains-Lin-331178314">http://kelly1412.deviantart.com/art/Bitter-Work-Toph-trains-Lin-331178314</a><br />9.<a href="http://kendaoh.tumblr.com/post/106882578510/d-triying-to-draw-asami">http://kendaoh.tumblr.com/post/106882578510/d-triying-to-draw-asami</a><br />10.<a href="http://awatertribegirl.tumblr.com/post/73041253808/so-beautiful">http://awatertribegirl.tumblr.com/post/73041253808/so-beautiful</a><br />page. <a href="http://lilsuika.deviantart.com/art/The-Hawk-and-His-Boy-161080275">http://lilsuika.deviantart.com/art/The-Hawk-and-His-Boy-161080275</a><br />knight. <a href="http://foolishspoon.tumblr.com/post/101938540504/little-sketch-commission-i-did-for-a-friend-a-few">http://foolishspoon.tumblr.com/post/101938540504/little-sketch-commission-i-did-for-a-friend-a-few</a><br />queen. <a href="http://lady-voldything.deviantart.com/art/09-Ursa-282046405">http://lady-voldything.deviantart.com/art/09-Ursa-282046405</a><br />king. screenshotJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-13306783341784772342015-07-13T16:13:00.001-07:002015-07-17T10:04:55.588-07:00The Suit of Wands- Pin UpsI don't know why, but I had a hell of a time with the royalty for this suit. All the other royalties have a theme of some kind, and I just couldn't come up with a good one for wands. Originally it was girls in costumes, but that seemed to blend in to pentacles too much with the girls with jobs. Pinup girls in work uniforms look like they're wearing costumes half the time, because real workers don't dress like pinup girls. So you will notice that I have two different sets of royalty posted here. I'm putting them both up so that Amanda can see them and give her opinion on which she likes. My preference is leaning towards the gambling girls, just because gambling seems to go along with wands to me, passionate and risk taking. I don't know, just my thought process. The witches go back to the original costume idea, but this time definitely not blending with pentacles. And something about witches implies passion to me. Maybe I'm just crazy. 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />***EDIT***<br />Upon further discussion, Amanda and I have decided we like the gambling girls for the royalty, so those are the ones that will be printed.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-61091362090583421022015-07-09T15:16:00.000-07:002015-07-09T15:16:07.199-07:00The Swords Suit- Pin UpsTwo in one day! I told you the swords wouldn't take me long. I'd pretty much already made all the replacements other than the royalty. Now, irritatingly enough I wasn't able to follow my themes for knights and pages in this suit because there just wasn't as much military pinup art as I would like. But my royalty is a matched set of four, and I think that's pretty neat. I'm actually very happy with this suit, which is odd considering the fact that I always struggle with the swords suit, we just don't get along, plus I was trying to depict tragedy and heartbreak with happy cheerful pin up girls. I don't know I just like how it came out.<br /><br />Also, that 5 of swords. I laughed forever when I found that. I never thought finding a picture to mean cutthroat and win at all costs would be so easy. God I love that one.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mVlKLaYJrkE/VZ7x8vtOZsI/AAAAAAAAFjU/pXuXLMs0xVw/s1600/aces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-mVlKLaYJrkE/VZ7x8vtOZsI/AAAAAAAAFjU/pXuXLMs0xVw/s320/aces.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DTcKs4zLtpY/VZ7x4OkGmlI/AAAAAAAAFio/nltkptSw0T0/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DTcKs4zLtpY/VZ7x4OkGmlI/AAAAAAAAFio/nltkptSw0T0/s320/2s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RR44Olc_9Ho/VZ7x4c_xL3I/AAAAAAAAFis/q4BXIneSlik/s1600/3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RR44Olc_9Ho/VZ7x4c_xL3I/AAAAAAAAFis/q4BXIneSlik/s320/3s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4LTwOGDixag/VZ7x_dKQkXI/AAAAAAAAFjs/5rI5RJjxjAU/s1600/queens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4LTwOGDixag/VZ7x_dKQkXI/AAAAAAAAFjs/5rI5RJjxjAU/s320/queens.png" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VqGh2d9Kr80/VZ7x9Y18YBI/AAAAAAAAFjc/hmAWVMGnPEg/s1600/kings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VqGh2d9Kr80/VZ7x9Y18YBI/AAAAAAAAFjc/hmAWVMGnPEg/s320/kings.png" width="192" /></a></div>Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-64008646173110485072015-07-09T13:04:00.004-07:002015-07-09T13:04:37.242-07:00The Suit of Pentacles- Pin UpsTold you I was making good time on this deck. I think it's going pretty well. I think I should be able to knock out the suit of swords pretty fast here too. As I'm sure you've seen so far we have tried to make sure that the royalty of each suit has a theme- the cups were all holding drink, here we have women who are all working at various jobs. The swords royalty are all soldiers, or in some form of military uniform at least. I'm still working on wands. At the moment all the girls are dressed up in costumes, but it kinda blurs with the pents royalty, I'm not super thrilled with it. So I'm trying to come up with a better theme for wands, but I'm having a little trouble. Right now I'm leaning towards gambling girls, with dice or poker cards or whatever. You know, wands are passionate, and they're gonna be risk takers. Like gambling. I guess? It sorta makes sense. I don't know, I'm still messing with it. But I am also trying to make the royalty match traditional imagery. My pages have some form of communication, like cups was a waitress who brings drinks to people. here, pentacles page has a typewriter. You'll see the others. My knights are pictured with vehicles, since knights traditionally ride horses. I try to make my queens look very feminine, and the kings have been doing things that are a little more masculine, like drinking beer in the cups, and welding here. That's what I'm trying fr at least. Anyways, here's the pentacles!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0hHw6uDYt2s/VZ7R2SOGIdI/AAAAAAAAFhg/baP7sMlWUMk/s1600/aces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0hHw6uDYt2s/VZ7R2SOGIdI/AAAAAAAAFhg/baP7sMlWUMk/s320/aces.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1QJFmahFfJQ/VZ7RxHoCmmI/AAAAAAAAFgo/wx-0wN11hGI/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1QJFmahFfJQ/VZ7RxHoCmmI/AAAAAAAAFgo/wx-0wN11hGI/s320/2s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-odd5GCVvGRE/VZ7RxS0p-KI/AAAAAAAAFgw/J0gNFWF2tTA/s1600/3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-odd5GCVvGRE/VZ7RxS0p-KI/AAAAAAAAFgw/J0gNFWF2tTA/s320/3s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DUZUE5PhdGs/VZ7R5MWeXgI/AAAAAAAAFh4/ZPVYoU_xFX8/s1600/queens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DUZUE5PhdGs/VZ7R5MWeXgI/AAAAAAAAFh4/ZPVYoU_xFX8/s320/queens.png" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPfRtyTCro4/VZ7R3M9-4GI/AAAAAAAAFho/v0huLuBvofA/s1600/kings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPfRtyTCro4/VZ7R3M9-4GI/AAAAAAAAFho/v0huLuBvofA/s320/kings.png" width="192" /></a></div><br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-41568161891140472962015-07-08T14:19:00.002-07:002015-07-08T14:20:03.833-07:00The Suit of Cups- Pin UpsSo, I'm trying really hard to get this deck done, and it's going fairly quickly because Amanda and I previously went through and picked out the artwork for the deck. However, since then I went on a crazy pinup art collecting spree. Seriously, my pin up board on Pinterest is up over 1000 pins. That stuff is addicting, they're all so pretty!<br /><br />Anyways, it goes pretty quick except that we are redoing a bunch of the cards with new better pictures I've found, so that slows me down a bit. Some we just found pictures that were a better fit, some I wasn't able to find high enough resolution images of, and few were in an art style that just didn't match or turned out to be cleverly edited photographs of real people when I looked closer, so that wasn't gonna work. But I've finished the cups now. Here they are:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XKbflq2ul04/VZ2TbP3n1-I/AAAAAAAAFfo/k0wGjWU4Q-k/s1600/aces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XKbflq2ul04/VZ2TbP3n1-I/AAAAAAAAFfo/k0wGjWU4Q-k/s320/aces.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3a0rj2MUMs/VZ2TW6LJS6I/AAAAAAAAFek/wo9Ke5nf51Q/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Y3a0rj2MUMs/VZ2TW6LJS6I/AAAAAAAAFek/wo9Ke5nf51Q/s320/2s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIxoKcHMIpA/VZ2TW48h6TI/AAAAAAAAFes/-Ah21U5hxq4/s1600/3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EIxoKcHMIpA/VZ2TW48h6TI/AAAAAAAAFes/-Ah21U5hxq4/s320/3s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5q0rqxcLpYs/VZ2TdWMv2PI/AAAAAAAAFgA/S9ssz7sTuFA/s1600/queens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5q0rqxcLpYs/VZ2TdWMv2PI/AAAAAAAAFgA/S9ssz7sTuFA/s320/queens.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KqJBLPOEg70/VZ2TbzbPB7I/AAAAAAAAFf4/ahY21Di-z7s/s1600/kings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KqJBLPOEg70/VZ2TbzbPB7I/AAAAAAAAFf4/ahY21Di-z7s/s320/kings.png" width="192" /></a></div><br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-80969243905765115192015-07-07T15:01:00.001-07:002015-07-17T10:06:07.541-07:00Okay, so sometimes I have trouble focusing on one project....So, I recently got Amanda into reading tarot cards. Because I like to share my obsessions. It makes everything more fun. So we've done a lot of tarot together, and of course she's seen all my decks that I've made. And she has looked around at other decks, and she found one that was done with classic pin up girls. Which she really liked the idea of, but she didn't like the deck itself. So she decided we should make a pin up deck of our own, and do it together. So that's what we've been working on. &nbsp;I'm working on the Avatar deck too, don't worry, it'll all get done. &nbsp;But I really loved the idea of a pin up girl deck too, so I got all excited and, well, you know how distractable I am. Anyways, I just finished the major arcana so I'm gonna post them here. Yes, I know there are two High Priestesses right now, that's cuz I haven't decided which to print yet.<br /><br />First Disclaimer: The usual one. This is not my art, this is for personal use only, DO NOT steal my files and try to sell them. I will be more than happy to give them to you if you are just using them for yourself. I apologize in advance for the lack of artwork sourcing, I found these pictures in all kinds of random places online, sources just became way too difficult.<br /><br />Second Disclaimer: This is artwork of sexy girls. Sometimes sexy girls don't wear clothing. You have been warned.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RUdtoe-SrW0/VZxLoCmJVxI/AAAAAAAAFcs/FXXajhKoHs8/s1600/1s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RUdtoe-SrW0/VZxLoCmJVxI/AAAAAAAAFcs/FXXajhKoHs8/s320/1s.png" width="192" /></a></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qF-G19TKPMc/VZxLkH8IxlI/AAAAAAAAFbo/exAmZsJg1_o/s1600/0s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qF-G19TKPMc/VZxLkH8IxlI/AAAAAAAAFbo/exAmZsJg1_o/s320/0s.png" width="192" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--E78mQlzUvA/VZxLpzRkDlI/AAAAAAAAFdw/8J0nsKl5rNs/s1600/2bs.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--E78mQlzUvA/VZxLpzRkDlI/AAAAAAAAFdw/8J0nsKl5rNs/s320/2bs.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sGRSKSQlvEs/VZxLqAlroyI/AAAAAAAAFdI/thda4AKRPws/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Pxz4oZQP5AY/VZxLo20y8iI/AAAAAAAAFco/3bSdS5csGgE/s320/20s.png" width="192" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AJNhHfExgfY/VZxLpTdDbWI/AAAAAAAAFcw/39u3JEmtQUg/s1600/21s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AJNhHfExgfY/VZxLpTdDbWI/AAAAAAAAFcw/39u3JEmtQUg/s320/21s.png" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">***EDIT***</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Because it was bothering me, here is a list of artists whose art I used for my cards. This is probably not a complete list and I don't have it broken down for which artist is which card, but at least I can give some credit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alberto Vargas</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gil Elvgren</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bill Randall</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Al Buell</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joyce Ballantyne</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Peter Driben</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jules Erbit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rolf Armstrong</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Earl Moran</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Art Frahm</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Baron von Lind</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arthur Sarnoff</div><br />Also, the genie girl will be the High Priestess, the other girl, gorgeous as she is, just doesn't seem to match. I am vaguely considering doing a 60s-70s pulp art style deck as a companion to this one though, she'd go very well in there.Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-85967567516289518382015-06-25T16:05:00.001-07:002015-06-25T16:24:04.360-07:00Avatar: The Swords SuitI tell you what, I am having a hard time with this deck. I cannot find artwork nearly as close as I want for card meanings. Although I am happy with my choices for the royalty, and to emphasize the more positive side of the 10 of swords, for all that that's a picture of Zuko crying. It's leaning more on the worst is over meaning for that card, that I've always preferred. But goddamn, I have spent all day doing the second half of this suit, and it was exhausting. I fought hard for each card, and I'm still not entirely pleased with some of them. Katara doesn't look so much trapped in the 8 as she does just terrifying, even if she is all bound up in vines. Although I stand by my choice for 9, Koh was fucking terrifying and if you disagree you're wrong. I don't know, I hope you can see what I was going for. It mostly makes sense in my head. Mai is the perfect queen, and Asami as king might not make sense to you, but in my mind Asami is the one who has a strong sense of right and wrong, and it works for me.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XS_P8v1oX0E/VYyIgZjFyuI/AAAAAAAAFaQ/LRfeOjSJ5cY/s1600/aces.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XS_P8v1oX0E/VYyIgZjFyuI/AAAAAAAAFaQ/LRfeOjSJ5cY/s320/aces.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KmA1nyXQzbk/VYyIczMO9RI/AAAAAAAAFZk/2ipm5xp_i1s/s1600/2s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KmA1nyXQzbk/VYyIczMO9RI/AAAAAAAAFZk/2ipm5xp_i1s/s320/2s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u_ybsHGppQ4/VYyIc5lIJsI/AAAAAAAAFZg/tA7LF8A8gvA/s1600/3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IFJzMwGm1go/VYyIgDiTO7I/AAAAAAAAFaM/HLagsFOkAxI/s320/9s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9RKntUJ6gs/VYyIc--CIMI/AAAAAAAAFZo/b-xlpeja1Do/s1600/10s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y9RKntUJ6gs/VYyIc--CIMI/AAAAAAAAFZo/b-xlpeja1Do/s320/10s.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32sbpqQnitw/VYyIhzoKtaI/AAAAAAAAFas/PwQ8ddw9UWo/s1600/pages.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-32sbpqQnitw/VYyIhzoKtaI/AAAAAAAAFas/PwQ8ddw9UWo/s320/pages.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYgW8MsSQPE/VYyIhpYmxHI/AAAAAAAAFao/D52DAjVS8mI/s1600/knights.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eYgW8MsSQPE/VYyIhpYmxHI/AAAAAAAAFao/D52DAjVS8mI/s320/knights.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QLa5Ix8KETA/VYyIjBZkPQI/AAAAAAAAFa4/_urRcdNcz6o/s1600/queens.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QLa5Ix8KETA/VYyIjBZkPQI/AAAAAAAAFa4/_urRcdNcz6o/s320/queens.png" width="192" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R97VAGQWc_s/VYyIhJOMAoI/AAAAAAAAFa0/LCZQr8uJhkc/s1600/kings.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R97VAGQWc_s/VYyIhJOMAoI/AAAAAAAAFa0/LCZQr8uJhkc/s320/kings.png" width="192" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sources</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">ace.<a href="http://0skyers0.deviantart.com/art/Day-8-State-of-Mind-86220350">http://0skyers0.deviantart.com/art/Day-8-State-of-Mind-86220350</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2.<a href="http://lychi.deviantart.com/art/Toph-69678934">http://lychi.deviantart.com/art/Toph-69678934</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3.<a href="http://rennerei.deviantart.com/">http://rennerei.deviantart.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4.<a href="http://poopbuttpantsbluerg.tumblr.com/post/95558522862/i-really-liked-that-in-the-last-few-moments-of">http://poopbuttpantsbluerg.tumblr.com/post/95558522862/i-really-liked-that-in-the-last-few-moments-of</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5.<a href="http://ring-t.deviantart.com/art/Eye-For-An-Eye-496056562">http://ring-t.deviantart.com/art/Eye-For-An-Eye-496056562</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6.<a href="http://suiseiusagi.deviantart.com/art/Leeching-off-AnimantX-s-Talent-177167005">http://suiseiusagi.deviantart.com/art/Leeching-off-AnimantX-s-Talent-177167005</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">7.<a href="http://moni158.deviantart.com/art/Blood-Bender-325646252">http://moni158.deviantart.com/art/Blood-Bender-325646252</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">8.<a href="http://acaciathorn.deviantart.com/art/AvaMonsters-SwampThing-Katara-129325799">http://acaciathorn.deviantart.com/art/AvaMonsters-SwampThing-Katara-129325799</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">9.<a href="http://fabianmonk.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Faceoff-39238560?offset=10">http://fabianmonk.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Faceoff-39238560?offset=10</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">10.<a href="http://nuriko-kun.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=144">http://nuriko-kun.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=144</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">page. <a href="http://hetiru.deviantart.com/art/Aang-and-little-bisons-403573800">http://hetiru.deviantart.com/art/Aang-and-little-bisons-403573800</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">knight. <a href="http://kelly1412.deviantart.com/art/The-Legend-of-Azula-285379899?q=gallery:kelly1412/20905016&amp;qo=14">http://kelly1412.deviantart.com/art/The-Legend-of-Azula-285379899?q=gallery:kelly1412/20905016&amp;qo=14</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">queen. <a href="http://dianavigo.deviantart.com/art/ATLA-Mai-153165687">http://dianavigo.deviantart.com/art/ATLA-Mai-153165687</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">king. <a href="http://marblegallery7.deviantart.com/art/Asami-Sato-324816076">http://marblegallery7.deviantart.com/art/Asami-Sato-324816076</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912698948114355773.post-20383609191772558812015-06-23T15:56:00.001-07:002016-01-18T09:13:55.087-08:00At long last, an Avatar: The Last Airbender tarot deck!well, it finally came around again. I decided to make an Avatar tarot deck. Ordinarily I would only make these posts once the whole deck is done, but I'm at work and I've got like an hour left in my shift, and I'm tired of making cards for the moment. I finished the major arcana, so I'm gonna post it. I guess that way I don't hammer this blog with like five posts at once like I have with my other decks.<br /><br />First! The card back. I really like this one, even though it's not reversible, so I won't be able to read this deck with reversals without knowing which cards are upside down. Not that that really &nbsp;matters that much, that's really just me being nitpicky.Which you know I tend to do. ANYWAYS.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4pu3kQjsV9s/VYneNXC409I/AAAAAAAAFWM/YC9n5s6V8RU/s1600/2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4pu3kQjsV9s/VYneNXC409I/AAAAAAAAFWM/YC9n5s6V8RU/s320/2.png" width="182" /></a></div><br />The frame came from here:&nbsp;<a href="http://moehoshi-ii.deviantart.com/art/Chibi-Older-Gaang-322493997">http://moehoshi-ii.deviantart.com/art/Chibi-Older-Gaang-322493997</a><br />I removed all characters from the middle and reconstructed the stuff that was covered. I'm pretty happy with how it came out. I needed a new map for the frame then, which I got here:&nbsp;<a href="http://tipsycakes.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-the-Last-Airbender-Map-176912223">http://tipsycakes.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-the-Last-Airbender-Map-176912223</a><br /><br /><br />It may not be reversible like every other deck I've done, but I think it looks good.<br /><br />The Cards:<br /><br />First of all, I'd like to point out that I finally figured out how to get Pixlr online to use custom fonts, Turns out Pixlr just pulls it's fonts from whatever's on your computer, so I could have been doing that all along. Which then made me want to go redo all my other decks, because you KNOW I immediately went and downloaded fonts for every fandom I'm in, and several I'm only sort of in. So the font used on these cards is the actual Avatar font.<br /><br />I debated a while about whether or not to include Korra in this deck, since I wasn't as fond of the Legend of Korra as I was the original stuff, but in the end, I decided she's part of the story. And there are characters in Korra that I love.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ahwlV0Sser0/VYnhTbw84DI/AAAAAAAAFX0/uRQmt0_EYCU/s1600/2-3s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ahwlV0Sser0/VYnhTbw84DI/AAAAAAAAFX0/uRQmt0_EYCU/s200/2-3s.png" width="200" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oW5YqGn9xE8/VYnhTdv5CvI/AAAAAAAAFXw/MDiqfMSTK1E/s1600/0-1s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oW5YqGn9xE8/VYnhTdv5CvI/AAAAAAAAFXw/MDiqfMSTK1E/s200/0-1s.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ossb377xf6k/VYnhlBmpuSI/AAAAAAAAFYE/xzfQZR1Uw6g/s1600/4-5s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ossb377xf6k/VYnhlBmpuSI/AAAAAAAAFYE/xzfQZR1Uw6g/s200/4-5s.png" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3-i61M_9fq8/VYnhlKGS54I/AAAAAAAAFYA/EvBvolicqtg/s1600/6-7s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3-i61M_9fq8/VYnhlKGS54I/AAAAAAAAFYA/EvBvolicqtg/s200/6-7s.png" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tVBkORS6DDs/VYnhzFN0iVI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/t3jRIt-y5Q8/s1600/10-11s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tVBkORS6DDs/VYnhzFN0iVI/AAAAAAAAFYQ/t3jRIt-y5Q8/s200/10-11s.png" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m8cTiyELeOQ/VYnhzW2IH8I/AAAAAAAAFYU/4589rrrn0tw/s1600/8-9s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-m8cTiyELeOQ/VYnhzW2IH8I/AAAAAAAAFYU/4589rrrn0tw/s200/8-9s.png" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRmrlPJe1GM/VYnh91PraKI/AAAAAAAAFYk/TUHj5laMG4A/s1600/14-15s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-kRmrlPJe1GM/VYnh91PraKI/AAAAAAAAFYk/TUHj5laMG4A/s200/14-15s.png" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UoZjddVNuGU/VYnh9zRILCI/AAAAAAAAFYg/EtinNO5QUAo/s1600/12-13s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UoZjddVNuGU/VYnh9zRILCI/AAAAAAAAFYg/EtinNO5QUAo/s200/12-13s.png" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-klMRL2XLTjo/VYniOo6Eq2I/AAAAAAAAFYw/AuZe9Q45yZg/s1600/18-19s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-klMRL2XLTjo/VYniOo6Eq2I/AAAAAAAAFYw/AuZe9Q45yZg/s200/18-19s.png" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7q0I5MAhBKI/VYniOsRP7XI/AAAAAAAAFY0/V7yUm587yvA/s1600/16-17s.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7q0I5MAhBKI/VYniOsRP7XI/AAAAAAAAFY0/V7yUm587yvA/s200/16-17s.png" width="200" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SEvsz_B5-zk/VYniPoqw2eI/AAAAAAAAFZA/lrG7jbtnJ0U/s1600/20-21s.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SEvsz_B5-zk/VYniPoqw2eI/AAAAAAAAFZA/lrG7jbtnJ0U/s200/20-21s.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So, there's the majors. I'm pretty happy with them, although some that aren't usually hard for me were difficult to find. I don't think I've ever struggled selecting the star before. And I had trouble not making Katara the moon, but tell me, how do I not make Yue the moon? I mean, how? Really? The girl TURNS INTO THE FREAKING MOON IN THE SHOW. Of course Yue is the moon. It's just that Katara also works for the moon. But I also wanted Katara for the high priestess as well. Apparently I need a deck that's just all Katara all the time. Haha, doesn't that sound like an awesome deck?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just like every other time, DISCLAIMER: This is NOT MY ART. I do not own these, they are for personal use only. All I did was edit and tweak a bit. If I catch you trying to sell them I will NOT BE HAPPY. And neither will the artists, all of whom will be notified what you're trying to pull. Fair warning. :)&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #14446a; font-family: Copse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">For anyone who might want to print their own copy of the deck, this is my Mediafire link for the files:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><span style="color: #14446a; font-family: Copse;"><a href="https://www.mediafire.com/folder/rbtd3j836dtbh/Avatar_Tarot">https://www.mediafire.com/folder/rbtd3j836dtbh/Avatar_Tarot</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #14446a; font-family: Copse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;">And this is the site where I got them printed:</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #14446a; font-family: Copse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/goog_679370472" style="color: #7629d5; text-decoration: none;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #14446a; font-family: Copse; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px;"><a href="http://www.makeplayingcards.com/design/design-your-own-tarot-cards.html" style="color: #7629d5; text-decoration: none;">http://www.makeplayingcards.com/design/design-your-own-tarot-cards.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sources:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">0. <a href="http://manof2moro.tumblr.com/post/27702358914">http://manof2moro.tumblr.com/post/27702358914</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">1. <a href="http://nadialii.tumblr.com/post/56134454142/watching-all-the-episodes-of-avatar-the-last">http://nadialii.tumblr.com/post/56134454142/watching-all-the-episodes-of-avatar-the-last</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">2. <a href="http://auroralynne.tumblr.com/">http://auroralynne.tumblr.com/</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">3.<a href="http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Katara-58925762">http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Katara-58925762</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">4.<a href="http://withoutname.deviantart.com/art/Tenzin-388148136">http://withoutname.deviantart.com/art/Tenzin-388148136</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">5.<a href="http://www.itsartmag.com/features/the-art-of-thomas-caleb/#jp-carousel-66611">http://www.itsartmag.com/features/the-art-of-thomas-caleb/#jp-carousel-66611</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">6. <a href="http://iscoppie.tumblr.com/post/112506133900/so-a-year-ago-i-got-an-email-from-someone-who">http://iscoppie.tumblr.com/post/112506133900/so-a-year-ago-i-got-an-email-from-someone-who</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">7.<a href="http://www.joshuamiddleton.com/2011/07/legend-of-korra.html">http://www.joshuamiddleton.com/2011/07/legend-of-korra.html</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">8.jsgut on deviantART</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">9.<a href="http://vikki93.deviantart.com/art/The-Boy-in-the-Iceberg-466833956">http://vikki93.deviantart.com/art/The-Boy-in-the-Iceberg-466833956</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">10.unknown</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">11.<a href="http://niniadelverano.tumblr.com/post/96307050174/this-lady-is-my-hero">http://niniadelverano.tumblr.com/post/96307050174/this-lady-is-my-hero</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">12.<a href="http://arrenkae.tumblr.com/post/118701990690/suddenly-ty-lee">http://arrenkae.tumblr.com/post/118701990690/suddenly-ty-lee</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">13.<a href="http://spacecoyote.deviantart.com/art/Zuko-s-Story-cover-art-159689727">http://spacecoyote.deviantart.com/art/Zuko-s-Story-cover-art-159689727</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">14.<a href="http://moni158.deviantart.com/art/Yin-Yang-319122040">http://moni158.deviantart.com/art/Yin-Yang-319122040</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">15.<a href="http://jeftoon01.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Azula-of-the-Fire-Nation-309867044">http://jeftoon01.deviantart.com/art/Princess-Azula-of-the-Fire-Nation-309867044</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">16.screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">17.<a href="http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Suki-Fire-nation-132624231">http://genzoman.deviantart.com/art/Avatar-Suki-Fire-nation-132624231</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">18.<a href="http://zetallis.deviantart.com/art/Yue-316859936">http://zetallis.deviantart.com/art/Yue-316859936</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">19.<a href="http://freestarisis.deviantart.com/art/Visiting-Uncle-Iroh-462140249">http://freestarisis.deviantart.com/art/Visiting-Uncle-Iroh-462140249</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">20.screenshot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">21.<a href="http://imgur.com/gallery/79NGN">http://imgur.com/gallery/79NGN</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12085164763610077652noreply@blogger.com4